What color is #5E4594?

#5E4594 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Ultrapurple Merge. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E4594?

The RGB value is 94, 69, 148: 94 red, 69 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E4594?

The complementary color is #7B9445, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E4594?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E4594 color

#5E4594 rgb(94, 69, 148)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5E4594 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 27.1% green and 58% blue (94, 69, 148).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 36% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Ultrapurple Merge (#654EA3), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.62:1).

#5E4594 color codes

HEX	`#5E4594`
RGB	`rgb(94, 69, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 27.1%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 36%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 53%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 53%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.55, 29.27, -39.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.55, 49.49, 306.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.088, 8.774, 29.068)`
Decimal	`6178196`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E4594, 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 #5E4594	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E4594 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	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 #5E4594 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e4594; }
.text { color: #5e4594; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e4594; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 69 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e4594, #864594); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #5E4594?: #5E4594 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Ultrapurple Merge. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E4594?: The RGB value is 94, 69, 148: 94 red, 69 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E4594?: The complementary color is #7B9445, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E4594?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.