What color is #5E5171?

#5E5171 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E5171?

The RGB value is 94, 81, 113: 94 red, 81 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E5171?

The complementary color is #647151, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E5171?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E5171 color

#5E5171 rgb(94, 81, 113)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5E5171 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 31.8% green and 44.3% blue (94, 81, 113).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 16% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.26:1).

#5E5171 color codes

HEX	`#5E5171`
RGB	`rgb(94, 81, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 31.8%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 16%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 28%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 28%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.85, 12.41, -16.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.85, 20.52, 307.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.539, 9.457, 16.89)`
Decimal	`6181233`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E5171, 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 #5E5171	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E5171 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	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 #5E5171 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e5171; }
.text { color: #5e5171; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e5171; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 81 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e5171, #6e5171); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5E5171?: #5E5171 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E5171?: The RGB value is 94, 81, 113: 94 red, 81 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E5171?: The complementary color is #647151, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E5171?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.