What color is #5D5871?

#5D5871 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Majestic Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D5871?

The RGB value is 93, 88, 113: 93 red, 88 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D5871?

The complementary color is #6C7158, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D5871?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D5871 color

#5D5871 rgb(93, 88, 113)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5D5871 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 34.5% green and 44.3% blue (93, 88, 113).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 12% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Magic (#555570), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.77:1).

#5D5871 color codes

HEX	`#5D5871`
RGB	`rgb(93, 88, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 34.5%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 12%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 22%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 22%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.72, 7.67, -13.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.72, 15.51, 299.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.984, 10.499, 17.067)`
Decimal	`6117489`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D5871, 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 #5D5871	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D5871 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	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 #5D5871 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d5871; }
.text { color: #5d5871; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d5871; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 88 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d5871, #6a5871); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5D5871?: #5D5871 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Majestic Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D5871?: The RGB value is 93, 88, 113: 93 red, 88 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D5871?: The complementary color is #6C7158, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D5871?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.