What color is #5D556B?

#5D556B is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D556B?

The RGB value is 93, 85, 107: 93 red, 85 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D556B?

The complementary color is #636B55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D556B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D556B color

#5D556B rgb(93, 85, 107)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5D556B is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 33.3% green and 42% blue (93, 85, 107).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 11% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Freefall (#565266), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.05:1).

#5D556B color codes

HEX	`#5D556B`
RGB	`rgb(93, 85, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 33.3%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 11%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 21%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 21%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.64, 8.08, -11.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.64, 13.99, 305.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.416, 9.886, 15.266)`
Decimal	`6116715`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D556B, 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 #5D556B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D556B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	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 #5D556B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d556b; }
.text { color: #5d556b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d556b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 85 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d556b, #68556b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5D556B?: #5D556B is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D556B?: The RGB value is 93, 85, 107: 93 red, 85 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D556B?: The complementary color is #636B55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D556B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.