What color is #5D537F?

#5D537F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D537F?

The RGB value is 93, 83, 127: 93 red, 83 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D537F?

The complementary color is #757F53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D537F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D537F color

#5D537F rgb(93, 83, 127)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5D537F is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 32.5% green and 49.8% blue (93, 83, 127).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 21% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Freshly Purpleized (#5C5083), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.98:1).

#5D537F color codes

HEX	`#5D537F`
RGB	`rgb(93, 83, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 32.5%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 21%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 35%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 35%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.92, 14.42, -23.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.92, 27.42, 301.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.437, 10.046, 21.411)`
Decimal	`6116223`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D537F, 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 #5D537F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D537F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #5D537F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d537f; }
.text { color: #5d537f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d537f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 83 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d537f, #73537f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #5D537F?: #5D537F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D537F?: The RGB value is 93, 83, 127: 93 red, 83 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D537F?: The complementary color is #757F53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D537F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.