What color is #5F5569?

#5F5569 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F5569?

The RGB value is 95, 85, 105: 95 red, 85 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F5569?

The complementary color is #5F6955, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F5569?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F5569 color

#5F5569 rgb(95, 85, 105)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5F5569 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 33.3% green and 41.2% blue (95, 85, 105).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 11% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.02:1).

#5F5569 color codes

HEX	`#5F5569`
RGB	`rgb(95, 85, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 33.3%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 11%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 19%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 19%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.75, 8.35, -9.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.75, 13.02, 309.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.517, 9.95, 14.728)`
Decimal	`6247785`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F5569, 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 #5F5569	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F5569 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	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 #5F5569 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f5569; }
.text { color: #5f5569; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f5569; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 85 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f5569, #695569); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5F5569?: #5F5569 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F5569?: The RGB value is 95, 85, 105: 95 red, 85 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F5569?: The complementary color is #5F6955, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F5569?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.