What color is #5D5075?

#5D5075 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D5075?

The RGB value is 93, 80, 117: 93 red, 80 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D5075?

The complementary color is #687550, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D5075?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D5075 color

#5D5075 rgb(93, 80, 117)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5D5075 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 31.4% green and 45.9% blue (93, 80, 117).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 19% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.32:1).

#5D5075 color codes

HEX	`#5D5075`
RGB	`rgb(93, 80, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 31.4%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 19%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 32%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 32%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.65, 13.69, -19.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.65, 23.53, 305.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.593, 9.349, 18.073)`
Decimal	`6115445`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D5075, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #5D5075	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D5075 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #5D5075 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d5075; }
.text { color: #5d5075; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d5075; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 80 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d5075, #6f5075); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5D5075?: #5D5075 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D5075?: The RGB value is 93, 80, 117: 93 red, 80 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D5075?: The complementary color is #687550, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D5075?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.