What color is #5E4D7B?

#5E4D7B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Robe. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E4D7B?

The RGB value is 94, 77, 123: 94 red, 77 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E4D7B?

The complementary color is #6A7B4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E4D7B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E4D7B color

#5E4D7B rgb(94, 77, 123)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5E4D7B is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 30.2% green and 48.2% blue (94, 77, 123).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 23% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Royal Robe (#614A7B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.44:1).

#5E4D7B color codes

HEX	`#5E4D7B`
RGB	`rgb(94, 77, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 30.2%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 23%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 37%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 37%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.21, 17.47, -23.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.21, 29.3, 306.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.844, 9.117, 19.924)`
Decimal	`6180219`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E4D7B, 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 #5E4D7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E4D7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	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 #5E4D7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e4d7b; }
.text { color: #5e4d7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e4d7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 77 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e4d7b, #754d7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #5E4D7B?: #5E4D7B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Robe. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E4D7B?: The RGB value is 94, 77, 123: 94 red, 77 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E4D7B?: The complementary color is #6A7B4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E4D7B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.