What color is #5D559B?

#5D559B is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Ultrapurple Merge. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D559B?

The RGB value is 93, 85, 155: 93 red, 85 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D559B?

The complementary color is #939B55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D559B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D559B color

#5D559B rgb(93, 85, 155)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5D559B is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 33.3% green and 60.8% blue (93, 85, 155).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 29% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Ultrapurple Merge (#654EA3), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.49:1).

#5D559B color codes

HEX	`#5D559B`
RGB	`rgb(93, 85, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 33.3%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 29%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 45%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 45%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.9, 21.07, -37.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.9, 42.76, 299.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.677, 11.19, 32.443)`
Decimal	`6116763`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D559B, 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 #5D559B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D559B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	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 #5D559B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d559b; }
.text { color: #5d559b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d559b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 85 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d559b, #80559b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #5D559B?: #5D559B is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Ultrapurple Merge. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D559B?: The RGB value is 93, 85, 155: 93 red, 85 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D559B?: The complementary color is #939B55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D559B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.