What color is #5F486A?

#5F486A 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 #5F486A?

The RGB value is 95, 72, 106: 95 red, 72 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F486A?

The complementary color is #536A48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F486A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F486A color

#5F486A rgb(95, 72, 106)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5F486A is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 28.2% green and 41.6% blue (95, 72, 106).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 19% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Your Majesty (#61496E), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.01:1).

#5F486A color codes

HEX	`#5F486A`
RGB	`rgb(95, 72, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 28.2%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 19%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 32%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 32%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.21, 16.75, -16.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.21, 23.17, 316.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.638, 8.108, 14.69)`
Decimal	`6244458`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F486A, 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 #5F486A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F486A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	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 #5F486A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f486a; }
.text { color: #5f486a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f486a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 72 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f486a, #6a4864); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5F486A?: #5F486A 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 #5F486A?: The RGB value is 95, 72, 106: 95 red, 72 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F486A?: The complementary color is #536A48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F486A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.