What color is #5E2F82?

#5E2F82 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Purple Patch. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E2F82?

The RGB value is 94, 47, 130: 94 red, 47 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E2F82?

The complementary color is #53822F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E2F82?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E2F82 color

#5E2F82 rgb(94, 47, 130)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5E2F82 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 18.4% green and 51% blue (94, 47, 130).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 47% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 64% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Purple Patch (#5C2E88), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.52:1).

#5E2F82 color codes

HEX	`#5E2F82`
RGB	`rgb(94, 47, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 18.4%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 47%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 64%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 64%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.47, 37.34, -38.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.47, 53.66, 314.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.661, 6.025, 21.769)`
Decimal	`6172546`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E2F82, 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 #5E2F82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E2F82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #5E2F82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e2f82; }
.text { color: #5e2f82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e2f82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 47 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e2f82, #822f7d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5E2F82?: #5E2F82 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Purple Patch. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E2F82?: The RGB value is 94, 47, 130: 94 red, 47 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E2F82?: The complementary color is #53822F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E2F82?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.