What color is #5E5571?

#5E5571 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E5571?

The RGB value is 94, 85, 113: 94 red, 85 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E5571?

The complementary color is #687155, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E5571?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E5571 color

#5E5571 rgb(94, 85, 113)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5E5571 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 33.3% green and 44.3% blue (94, 85, 113).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 14% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.97:1).

#5E5571 color codes

HEX	`#5E5571`
RGB	`rgb(94, 85, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 33.3%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 14%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 25%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 25%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.97, 9.9, -14.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.97, 17.67, 304.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.845, 10.069, 16.992)`
Decimal	`6182257`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E5571, 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 #5E5571	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E5571 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #5E5571 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e5571; }
.text { color: #5e5571; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e5571; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 85 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e5571, #6c5571); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5E5571?: #5E5571 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E5571?: The RGB value is 94, 85, 113: 94 red, 85 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E5571?: The complementary color is #687155, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E5571?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.