What color is #5E556C?

#5E556C is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E556C?

The RGB value is 94, 85, 108: 94 red, 85 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E556C?

The complementary color is #636C55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E556C?

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.

#5E556C color

#5E556C rgb(94, 85, 108)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5E556C is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 33.3% green and 42.4% blue (94, 85, 108).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 12% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Freefall (#565266), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#5E556C color codes

HEX	`#5E556C`
RGB	`rgb(94, 85, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 33.3%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 12%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 21%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 21%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.77, 8.69, -11.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.77, 14.68, 306.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.571, 9.959, 15.55)`
Decimal	`6182252`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E556C, 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 #5E556C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E556C 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 #5E556C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e556c; }
.text { color: #5e556c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e556c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 85 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e556c, #6a556c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5E556C?: #5E556C is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E556C?: The RGB value is 94, 85, 108: 94 red, 85 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E556C?: The complementary color is #636C55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E556C?: 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.