What color is #5E466B?

#5E466B 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 #5E466B?

The RGB value is 94, 70, 107: 94 red, 70 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E466B?

The complementary color is #536B46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E466B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E466B color

#5E466B rgb(94, 70, 107)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5E466B is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 27.5% green and 42% blue (94, 70, 107).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 21% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Your Majesty (#61496E), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.19:1).

#5E466B color codes

HEX	`#5E466B`
RGB	`rgb(94, 70, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 27.5%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 21%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 35%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 35%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.61, 17.88, -17.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.61, 25.07, 315.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.46, 7.822, 14.918)`
Decimal	`6178411`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E466B, 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 #5E466B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E466B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	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 #5E466B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e466b; }
.text { color: #5e466b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e466b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 70 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e466b, #6b4665); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5E466B?: #5E466B 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 #5E466B?: The RGB value is 94, 70, 107: 94 red, 70 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E466B?: The complementary color is #536B46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E466B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.