What color is #5F5576?

#5F5576 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F5576?

The RGB value is 95, 85, 118: 95 red, 85 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F5576?

The complementary color is #6C7655, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F5576?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F5576 color

#5F5576 rgb(95, 85, 118)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5F5576 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 33.3% green and 46.3% blue (95, 85, 118).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 16% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.89:1).

#5F5576 color codes

HEX	`#5F5576`
RGB	`rgb(95, 85, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 33.3%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 16%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 28%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 28%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.27, 11.5, -17.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.27, 20.73, 303.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.237, 10.238, 18.52)`
Decimal	`6247798`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F5576, 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 #5F5576	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F5576 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	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 #5F5576 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f5576; }
.text { color: #5f5576; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f5576; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 85 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f5576, #705576); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5F5576?: #5F5576 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F5576?: The RGB value is 95, 85, 118: 95 red, 85 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F5576?: The complementary color is #6C7655, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F5576?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.