What color is #5E5473?

#5E5473 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E5473?

The RGB value is 94, 84, 115: 94 red, 84 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E5473?

The complementary color is #697354, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E5473?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E5473 color

#5E5473 rgb(94, 84, 115)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5E5473 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 32.9% green and 45.1% blue (94, 84, 115).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 16% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.02:1).

#5E5473 color codes

HEX	`#5E5473`
RGB	`rgb(94, 84, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 32.9%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 16%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 27%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 27%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.77, 11.02, -16.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.77, 19.57, 304.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.88, 9.958, 17.565)`
Decimal	`6182003`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E5473, 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 #5E5473	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E5473 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	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 #5E5473 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e5473; }
.text { color: #5e5473; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e5473; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 84 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e5473, #6e5473); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5E5473?: #5E5473 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E5473?: The RGB value is 94, 84, 115: 94 red, 84 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E5473?: The complementary color is #697354, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E5473?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.