What color is #5E3C85?

#5E3C85 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Kingfisher Daisy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E3C85?

The RGB value is 94, 60, 133: 94 red, 60 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E3C85?

The complementary color is #63853C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E3C85?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E3C85 color

#5E3C85 rgb(94, 60, 133)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5E3C85 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 23.5% green and 52.2% blue (94, 60, 133).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 38% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Kingfisher Daisy (#583580), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.53:1).

#5E3C85 color codes

HEX	`#5E3C85`
RGB	`rgb(94, 60, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 23.5%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 38%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 55%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 55%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.49, 30.63, -35.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.49, 46.95, 310.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.465, 7.305, 23.044)`
Decimal	`6175877`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E3C85, 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 #5E3C85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E3C85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	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 #5E3C85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e3c85; }
.text { color: #5e3c85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e3c85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 60 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e3c85, #833c85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rebecca Purple.

Questions

What color is #5E3C85?: #5E3C85 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Kingfisher Daisy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E3C85?: The RGB value is 94, 60, 133: 94 red, 60 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E3C85?: The complementary color is #63853C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E3C85?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.