What color is #5D587F?

#5D587F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D587F?

The RGB value is 93, 88, 127: 93 red, 88 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D587F?

The complementary color is #7A7F58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D587F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D587F color

#5D587F rgb(93, 88, 127)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5D587F is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 34.5% green and 49.8% blue (93, 88, 127).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 18% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.63:1).

#5D587F color codes

HEX	`#5D587F`
RGB	`rgb(93, 88, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 34.5%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 18%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 31%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 31%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.31, 11.27, -21.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.31, 24, 298.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.834, 10.839, 21.543)`
Decimal	`6117503`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D587F, 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 #5D587F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D587F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	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 #5D587F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d587f; }
.text { color: #5d587f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d587f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 88 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d587f, #70587f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #5D587F?: #5D587F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D587F?: The RGB value is 93, 88, 127: 93 red, 88 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D587F?: The complementary color is #7A7F58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D587F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.