What color is #5D558E?

#5D558E is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D558E?

The RGB value is 93, 85, 142: 93 red, 85 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D558E?

The complementary color is #868E55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D558E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D558E color

#5D558E rgb(93, 85, 142)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5D558E is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 33.3% green and 55.7% blue (93, 85, 142).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 25% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Freshly Purpleized (#5C5083), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.66:1).

#5D558E color codes

HEX	`#5D558E`
RGB	`rgb(93, 85, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 33.3%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 25%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 40%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 40%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.2, 17.3, -30.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.2, 35.04, 299.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.644, 10.777, 27)`
Decimal	`6116750`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D558E, 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 #5D558E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D558E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	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 #5D558E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d558e; }
.text { color: #5d558e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d558e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 85 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d558e, #7a558e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #5D558E?: #5D558E is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D558E?: The RGB value is 93, 85, 142: 93 red, 85 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D558E?: The complementary color is #868E55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D558E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.