What color is #5E496A?

#5E496A 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 #5E496A?

The RGB value is 94, 73, 106: 94 red, 73 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E496A?

The complementary color is #556A49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E496A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E496A color

#5E496A rgb(94, 73, 106)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5E496A is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 28.6% green and 41.6% blue (94, 73, 106).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 18% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Your Majesty (#61496E), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.96:1).

#5E496A color codes

HEX	`#5E496A`
RGB	`rgb(94, 73, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 28.6%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 18%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 31%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 31%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.37, 15.75, -15.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.37, 22.3, 314.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.6, 8.186, 14.707)`
Decimal	`6179178`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E496A, 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 #5E496A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E496A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	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 #5E496A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e496a; }
.text { color: #5e496a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e496a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 73 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e496a, #6a4965); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5E496A?: #5E496A 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 #5E496A?: The RGB value is 94, 73, 106: 94 red, 73 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E496A?: The complementary color is #556A49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E496A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.