What color is #5F4966?

#5F4966 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 #5F4966?

The RGB value is 95, 73, 102: 95 red, 73 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F4966?

The complementary color is #506649, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F4966?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F4966 color

#5F4966 rgb(95, 73, 102)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5F4966 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 28.6% green and 40% blue (95, 73, 102).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 17% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% 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 7.98:1).

#5F4966 color codes

HEX	`#5F4966`
RGB	`rgb(95, 73, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 28.6%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 17%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 28%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 28%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.31, 15.19, -13.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.31, 20.22, 318.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.5, 8.157, 13.642)`
Decimal	`6244710`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F4966, 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 #5F4966	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F4966 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	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 #5F4966 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f4966; }
.text { color: #5f4966; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f4966; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 73 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f4966, #66495e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5F4966?: #5F4966 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 #5F4966?: The RGB value is 95, 73, 102: 95 red, 73 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F4966?: The complementary color is #506649, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F4966?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.