What color is #5E5583?

#5E5583 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E5583?

The RGB value is 94, 85, 131: 94 red, 85 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E5583?

The complementary color is #7A8355, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E5583?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E5583 color

#5E5583 rgb(94, 85, 131)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5E5583 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 33.3% green and 51.4% blue (94, 85, 131).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 21% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Freshly Purpleized (#5C5083), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.77:1).

#5E5583 color codes

HEX	`#5E5583`
RGB	`rgb(94, 85, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 33.3%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 21%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 35%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 35%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.75, 14.56, -24.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.75, 28.48, 300.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.96, 10.515, 22.868)`
Decimal	`6182275`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E5583, 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 #5E5583	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E5583 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	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 #5E5583 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e5583; }
.text { color: #5e5583; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e5583; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 85 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e5583, #755583); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #5E5583?: #5E5583 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E5583?: The RGB value is 94, 85, 131: 94 red, 85 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E5583?: The complementary color is #7A8355, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E5583?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.