What color is #5D556F?

#5D556F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D556F?

The RGB value is 93, 85, 111: 93 red, 85 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D556F?

The complementary color is #676F55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D556F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D556F color

#5D556F rgb(93, 85, 111)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5D556F is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 33.3% green and 43.5% blue (93, 85, 111).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 13% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.01:1).

#5D556F color codes

HEX	`#5D556F`
RGB	`rgb(93, 85, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 33.3%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 13%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 23%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 23%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.79, 9.05, -13.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.79, 16.39, 303.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.631, 9.972, 16.401)`
Decimal	`6116719`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D556F, 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 #5D556F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D556F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	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 #5D556F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d556f; }
.text { color: #5d556f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d556f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 85 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d556f, #6a556f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5D556F?: #5D556F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D556F?: The RGB value is 93, 85, 111: 93 red, 85 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D556F?: The complementary color is #676F55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D556F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.