What color is #5D5673?

#5D5673 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D5673?

The RGB value is 93, 86, 115: 93 red, 86 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D5673?

The complementary color is #6C7356, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D5673?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D5673 color

#5D5673 rgb(93, 86, 115)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5D5673 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 33.7% green and 45.1% blue (93, 86, 115).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 14% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.9:1).

#5D5673 color codes

HEX	`#5D5673`
RGB	`rgb(93, 86, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 33.7%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 14%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 25%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 25%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.24, 9.41, -15.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.24, 18.1, 301.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.936, 10.22, 17.613)`
Decimal	`6116979`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D5673, 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 #5D5673	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D5673 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	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 #5D5673 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d5673; }
.text { color: #5d5673; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d5673; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 86 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d5673, #6c5673); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5D5673?: #5D5673 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D5673?: The RGB value is 93, 86, 115: 93 red, 86 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D5673?: The complementary color is #6C7356, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D5673?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.