What color is #5F5394?

#5F5394 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F5394?

The RGB value is 95, 83, 148: 95 red, 83 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F5394?

The complementary color is #889453, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F5394?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F5394 color

#5F5394 rgb(95, 83, 148)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5F5394 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 32.5% green and 58% blue (95, 83, 148).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 28% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Freshly Purpleized (#5C5083), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.66:1).

#5F5394 color codes

HEX	`#5F5394`
RGB	`rgb(95, 83, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 32.5%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 28%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 44%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 44%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.17, 20.85, -34.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.17, 40, 301.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.156, 10.757, 29.394)`
Decimal	`6247316`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F5394, 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 #5F5394	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F5394 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #5F5394 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f5394; }
.text { color: #5f5394; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f5394; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 83 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f5394, #805394); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #5F5394?: #5F5394 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F5394?: The RGB value is 95, 83, 148: 95 red, 83 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F5394?: The complementary color is #889453, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F5394?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.