What color is #5E4C84?

#5E4C84 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Sumptuous Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E4C84?

The RGB value is 94, 76, 132: 94 red, 76 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E4C84?

The complementary color is #72844C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E4C84?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E4C84 color

#5E4C84 rgb(94, 76, 132)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5E4C84 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 29.8% green and 51.8% blue (94, 76, 132).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 27% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Sumptuous Purple (#604C81), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.39:1).

#5E4C84 color codes

HEX	`#5E4C84`
RGB	`rgb(94, 76, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 29.8%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 27%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 42%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 42%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.39, 20.49, -28.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.39, 35.33, 305.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.364, 9.214, 23.005)`
Decimal	`6179972`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E4C84, 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 #5E4C84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E4C84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	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 #5E4C84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e4c84; }
.text { color: #5e4c84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e4c84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 76 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e4c84, #7a4c84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #5E4C84?: #5E4C84 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Sumptuous Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E4C84?: The RGB value is 94, 76, 132: 94 red, 76 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E4C84?: The complementary color is #72844C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E4C84?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.