What color is #5E4972?

#5E4972 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 #5E4972?

The RGB value is 94, 73, 114: 94 red, 73 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E4972?

The complementary color is #5D7249, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E4972?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E4972 color

#5E4972 rgb(94, 73, 114)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5E4972 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 28.6% green and 44.7% blue (94, 73, 114).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 22% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Your Majesty (#61496E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.86:1).

#5E4972 color codes

HEX	`#5E4972`
RGB	`rgb(94, 73, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 28.6%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 22%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 36%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 36%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.72, 17.69, -20.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.72, 26.89, 311.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.035, 8.36, 17.001)`
Decimal	`6179186`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E4972, 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 #5E4972	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E4972 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	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 #5E4972 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e4972; }
.text { color: #5e4972; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e4972; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 73 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e4972, #724972); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5E4972?: #5E4972 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 #5E4972?: The RGB value is 94, 73, 114: 94 red, 73 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E4972?: The complementary color is #5D7249, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E4972?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.