What color is #5F4C83?

#5F4C83 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Sumptuous Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F4C83?

The RGB value is 95, 76, 131: 95 red, 76 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F4C83?

The complementary color is #70834C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F4C83?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F4C83 color

#5F4C83 rgb(95, 76, 131)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5F4C83 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 29.8% green and 51.4% blue (95, 76, 131).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 27% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Sumptuous Purple (#604C81), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.37:1).

#5F4C83 color codes

HEX	`#5F4C83`
RGB	`rgb(95, 76, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 29.8%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 27%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 42%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 42%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.44, 20.53, -28.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.44, 34.79, 306.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.4, 9.24, 22.651)`
Decimal	`6245507`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F4C83, 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 #5F4C83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F4C83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	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 #5F4C83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f4c83; }
.text { color: #5f4c83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f4c83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 76 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f4c83, #7b4c83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #5F4C83?: #5F4C83 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Sumptuous Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F4C83?: The RGB value is 95, 76, 131: 95 red, 76 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F4C83?: The complementary color is #70834C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F4C83?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.