What color is #5E4C6C?

#5E4C6C 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 #5E4C6C?

The RGB value is 94, 76, 108: 94 red, 76 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E4C6C?

The complementary color is #5A6C4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E4C6C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E4C6C color

#5E4C6C rgb(94, 76, 108)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5E4C6C is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 29.8% green and 42.4% blue (94, 76, 108).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 17% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Your Majesty (#61496E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.7:1).

#5E4C6C color codes

HEX	`#5E4C6C`
RGB	`rgb(94, 76, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 29.8%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 17%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 30%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 30%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.26, 14.34, -15.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.26, 21.23, 312.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.907, 8.631, 15.329)`
Decimal	`6179948`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E4C6C, 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 #5E4C6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E4C6C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	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 #5E4C6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e4c6c; }
.text { color: #5e4c6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e4c6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 76 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e4c6c, #6c4c6a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5E4C6C?: #5E4C6C 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 #5E4C6C?: The RGB value is 94, 76, 108: 94 red, 76 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E4C6C?: The complementary color is #5A6C4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E4C6C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.