What color is #5F496C?

#5F496C is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F496C?

The RGB value is 95, 73, 108: 95 red, 73 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F496C?

The complementary color is #566C49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F496C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F496C color

#5F496C rgb(95, 73, 108)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5F496C is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 28.6% green and 42.4% blue (95, 73, 108).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 19% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Your Majesty (#61496E), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.91:1).

#5F496C color codes

HEX	`#5F496C`
RGB	`rgb(95, 73, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 28.6%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 19%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 32%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 32%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.56, 16.59, -16.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.56, 23.56, 314.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.808, 8.281, 15.266)`
Decimal	`6244716`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F496C, 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 #5F496C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F496C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	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 #5F496C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f496c; }
.text { color: #5f496c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f496c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 73 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f496c, #6c4967); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5F496C?: #5F496C is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F496C?: The RGB value is 95, 73, 108: 95 red, 73 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F496C?: The complementary color is #566C49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F496C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.