What color is #5F4564?

#5F4564 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F4564?

The RGB value is 95, 69, 100: 95 red, 69 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F4564?

The complementary color is #4A6445, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F4564?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F4564 color

#5F4564 rgb(95, 69, 100)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5F4564 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 27.1% green and 39.2% blue (95, 69, 100).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 18% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Your Majesty (#61496E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.33:1).

#5F4564 color codes

HEX	`#5F4564`
RGB	`rgb(95, 69, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 27.1%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 18%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 31%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 31%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.16, 17.25, -13.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.16, 22.12, 321.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.147, 7.609, 13.041)`
Decimal	`6243684`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F4564, 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 #5F4564	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F4564 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	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 #5F4564 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f4564; }
.text { color: #5f4564; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f4564; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 69 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f4564, #64455a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5F4564?: #5F4564 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F4564?: The RGB value is 95, 69, 100: 95 red, 69 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F4564?: The complementary color is #4A6445, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F4564?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.