What color is #5E4478?

#5E4478 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 #5E4478?

The RGB value is 94, 68, 120: 94 red, 68 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E4478?

The complementary color is #5E7844, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E4478?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E4478 color

#5E4478 rgb(94, 68, 120)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5E4478 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 26.7% green and 47.1% blue (94, 68, 120).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 28% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Drifting Violet (#5B4276), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.16:1).

#5E4478 color codes

HEX	`#5E4478`
RGB	`rgb(94, 68, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 26.7%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 28%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 43%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 43%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.71, 22.34, -25.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.71, 33.96, 311.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.073, 7.87, 18.754)`
Decimal	`6177912`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E4478, 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 #5E4478	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E4478 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	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 #5E4478 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e4478; }
.text { color: #5e4478; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e4478; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 68 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e4478, #784478); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #5E4478?: #5E4478 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 #5E4478?: The RGB value is 94, 68, 120: 94 red, 68 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E4478?: The complementary color is #5E7844, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E4478?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.