What color is #5E3696?

#5E3696 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Ruthless Empress. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E3696?

The RGB value is 94, 54, 150: 94 red, 54 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E3696?

The complementary color is #6E9636, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E3696?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E3696 color

#5E3696 rgb(94, 54, 150)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5E3696 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 21.2% green and 58.8% blue (94, 54, 150).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 47% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 64% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Ruthless Empress (#573894), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.59:1).

#5E3696 color codes

HEX	`#5E3696`
RGB	`rgb(94, 54, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 21.2%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 47%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 64%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 64%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.3, 38.66, -46.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.3, 60.35, 309.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.439, 7.22, 29.639)`
Decimal	`6174358`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E3696, 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 #5E3696	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E3696 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	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 #5E3696 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e3696; }
.text { color: #5e3696; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e3696; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 54 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e3696, #8e3696); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5E3696?: #5E3696 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Ruthless Empress. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E3696?: The RGB value is 94, 54, 150: 94 red, 54 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E3696?: The complementary color is #6E9636, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E3696?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.