What color is #5E4160?

#5E4160 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E4160?

The RGB value is 94, 65, 96: 94 red, 65 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E4160?

The complementary color is #436041, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E4160?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E4160 color

#5E4160 rgb(94, 65, 96)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5E4160 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 25.5% green and 37.6% blue (94, 65, 96).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 19% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Royal Plum (#654161), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.75:1).

#5E4160 color codes

HEX	`#5E4160`
RGB	`rgb(94, 65, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 25.5%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 19%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 32%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 32%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.82, 18.51, -13.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.82, 22.82, 324.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.617, 7.005, 11.962)`
Decimal	`6177120`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E4160, 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 #5E4160	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E4160 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	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 #5E4160 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e4160; }
.text { color: #5e4160; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e4160; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 65 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e4160, #604152); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5E4160?: #5E4160 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E4160?: The RGB value is 94, 65, 96: 94 red, 65 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E4160?: The complementary color is #436041, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E4160?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.