What color is #5F4A67?

#5F4A67 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 #5F4A67?

The RGB value is 95, 74, 103: 95 red, 74 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F4A67?

The complementary color is #52674A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F4A67?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F4A67 color

#5F4A67 rgb(95, 74, 103)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5F4A67 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 29% green and 40.4% blue (95, 74, 103).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 16% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% 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 7.89:1).

#5F4A67 color codes

HEX	`#5F4A67`
RGB	`rgb(95, 74, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 29%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 16%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 28%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 28%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.62, 14.79, -13.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.62, 20.02, 317.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.616, 8.31, 13.927)`
Decimal	`6244967`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F4A67, 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 #5F4A67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F4A67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.89:1	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 #5F4A67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f4a67; }
.text { color: #5f4a67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f4a67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 74 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f4a67, #674a60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5F4A67?: #5F4A67 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 #5F4A67?: The RGB value is 95, 74, 103: 95 red, 74 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F4A67?: The complementary color is #52674A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F4A67?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.