What color is #5F4979?

#5F4979 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Robe. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F4979?

The RGB value is 95, 73, 121: 95 red, 73 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F4979?

The complementary color is #637949, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F4979?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F4979 color

#5F4979 rgb(95, 73, 121)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5F4979 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 28.6% green and 47.5% blue (95, 73, 121).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 25% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Royal Robe (#614A7B), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.73:1).

#5F4979 color codes

HEX	`#5F4979`
RGB	`rgb(95, 73, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 28.6%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 25%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 40%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 40%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.16, 19.79, -23.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.16, 31.05, 309.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.552, 8.578, 19.185)`
Decimal	`6244729`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F4979, 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 #5F4979	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F4979 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	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 #5F4979 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f4979; }
.text { color: #5f4979; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f4979; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 73 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f4979, #774979); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #5F4979?: #5F4979 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Robe. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F4979?: The RGB value is 95, 73, 121: 95 red, 73 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F4979?: The complementary color is #637949, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F4979?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.