What color is #5D5175?

#5D5175 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 #5D5175?

The RGB value is 93, 81, 117: 93 red, 81 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D5175?

The complementary color is #697551, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D5175?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D5175 color

#5D5175 rgb(93, 81, 117)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5D5175 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 31.8% green and 45.9% blue (93, 81, 117).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 18% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.24:1).

#5D5175 color codes

HEX	`#5D5175`
RGB	`rgb(93, 81, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 31.8%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 18%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 31%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 31%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.92, 13.06, -18.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.92, 22.82, 304.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.667, 9.496, 18.097)`
Decimal	`6115701`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D5175, 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 #5D5175	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D5175 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	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 #5D5175 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d5175; }
.text { color: #5d5175; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d5175; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 81 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d5175, #6f5175); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5D5175?: #5D5175 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 #5D5175?: The RGB value is 93, 81, 117: 93 red, 81 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D5175?: The complementary color is #697551, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D5175?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.