What color is #5E4163?

#5E4163 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 #5E4163?

The RGB value is 94, 65, 99: 94 red, 65 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E4163?

The complementary color is #466341, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E4163?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E4163 color

#5E4163 rgb(94, 65, 99)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5E4163 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 25.5% green and 38.8% blue (94, 65, 99).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 21% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Royal Plum (#654161), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.71:1).

#5E4163 color codes

HEX	`#5E4163`
RGB	`rgb(94, 65, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 25.5%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 21%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 34%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 34%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.95, 19.17, -15.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.95, 24.38, 321.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.758, 7.061, 12.704)`
Decimal	`6177123`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E4163, 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 #5E4163	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E4163 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	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 #5E4163 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e4163; }
.text { color: #5e4163; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e4163; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 65 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e4163, #634157); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5E4163?: #5E4163 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 #5E4163?: The RGB value is 94, 65, 99: 94 red, 65 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E4163?: The complementary color is #466341, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E4163?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.