What color is #5E566F?

#5E566F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E566F?

The RGB value is 94, 86, 111: 94 red, 86 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E566F?

The complementary color is #676F56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E566F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E566F color

#5E566F rgb(94, 86, 111)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5E566F is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 33.7% green and 43.5% blue (94, 86, 111).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 13% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.92:1).

#5E566F color codes

HEX	`#5E566F`
RGB	`rgb(94, 86, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 33.7%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 13%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 23%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 23%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.17, 8.78, -13.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.17, 15.76, 303.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.813, 10.183, 16.432)`
Decimal	`6182511`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E566F, 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 #5E566F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E566F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	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 #5E566F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e566f; }
.text { color: #5e566f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e566f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 86 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e566f, #6b566f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5E566F?: #5E566F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E566F?: The RGB value is 94, 86, 111: 94 red, 86 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E566F?: The complementary color is #676F56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E566F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.