What color is #5F4397?

#5F4397 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Poppy Pompadour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F4397?

The RGB value is 95, 67, 151: 95 red, 67 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F4397?

The complementary color is #7B9743, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F4397?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F4397 color

#5F4397 rgb(95, 67, 151)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5F4397 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 26.3% green and 59.2% blue (95, 67, 151).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 39% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 56% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Poppy Pompadour (#6B3FA0), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.67:1).

#5F4397 color codes

HEX	`#5F4397`
RGB	`rgb(95, 67, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 26.3%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 39%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 56%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 56%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.36, 31.59, -42.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.36, 52.56, 306.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.311, 8.681, 30.299)`
Decimal	`6243223`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F4397, 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 #5F4397	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F4397 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	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 #5F4397 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f4397; }
.text { color: #5f4397; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f4397; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 67 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f4397, #894397); }

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Questions

What color is #5F4397?: #5F4397 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Poppy Pompadour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F4397?: The RGB value is 95, 67, 151: 95 red, 67 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F4397?: The complementary color is #7B9743, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F4397?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.