What color is #5E5589?

#5E5589 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 #5E5589?

The RGB value is 94, 85, 137: 94 red, 85 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E5589?

The complementary color is #808955, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E5589?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E5589 color

#5E5589 rgb(94, 85, 137)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5E5589 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 33.3% green and 53.7% blue (94, 85, 137).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 23% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Freshly Purpleized (#5C5083), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.7:1).

#5E5589 color codes

HEX	`#5E5589`
RGB	`rgb(94, 85, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 33.3%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 23%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 38%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 38%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.04, 16.2, -27.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.04, 32.08, 300.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.379, 10.683, 25.072)`
Decimal	`6182281`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E5589, 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 #5E5589	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E5589 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	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 #5E5589 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e5589; }
.text { color: #5e5589; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e5589; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 85 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e5589, #785589); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #5E5589?: #5E5589 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 #5E5589?: The RGB value is 94, 85, 137: 94 red, 85 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E5589?: The complementary color is #808955, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E5589?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.