What color is #5E446C?

#5E446C is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E446C?

The RGB value is 94, 68, 108: 94 red, 68 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E446C?

The complementary color is #526C44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E446C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E446C color

#5E446C rgb(94, 68, 108)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5E446C is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 26.7% green and 42.4% blue (94, 68, 108).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 23% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Your Majesty (#61496E), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.34:1).

#5E446C color codes

HEX	`#5E446C`
RGB	`rgb(94, 68, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 26.7%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 23%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 37%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 37%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.13, 19.38, -18.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.13, 27.1, 315.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.39, 7.597, 15.156)`
Decimal	`6177900`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E446C, 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 #5E446C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E446C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	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 #5E446C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e446c; }
.text { color: #5e446c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e446c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 68 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e446c, #6c4466); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5E446C?: #5E446C is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E446C?: The RGB value is 94, 68, 108: 94 red, 68 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E446C?: The complementary color is #526C44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E446C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.