What color is #5E4071?

#5E4071 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Drifting Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E4071?

The RGB value is 94, 64, 113: 94 red, 64 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E4071?

The complementary color is #537140, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E4071?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E4071 color

#5E4071 rgb(94, 64, 113)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5E4071 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 25.1% green and 44.3% blue (94, 64, 113).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 28% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Drifting Violet (#5B4276), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.58:1).

#5E4071 color codes

HEX	`#5E4071`
RGB	`rgb(94, 64, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 25.1%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 28%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 43%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 43%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.34, 23.08, -23.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.34, 32.81, 314.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.43, 7.239, 16.52)`
Decimal	`6176881`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E4071, 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 #5E4071	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E4071 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	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 #5E4071 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e4071; }
.text { color: #5e4071; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e4071; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 64 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e4071, #71406b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #5E4071?: #5E4071 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Drifting Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E4071?: The RGB value is 94, 64, 113: 94 red, 64 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E4071?: The complementary color is #537140, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E4071?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.