What color is #5F5672?

#5F5672 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F5672?

The RGB value is 95, 86, 114: 95 red, 86 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F5672?

The complementary color is #697256, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F5672?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F5672 color

#5F5672 rgb(95, 86, 114)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5F5672 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 33.7% green and 44.7% blue (95, 86, 114).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 14% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.86:1).

#5F5672 color codes

HEX	`#5F5672`
RGB	`rgb(95, 86, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 33.7%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 14%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 25%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 25%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.38, 9.88, -14.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.38, 17.63, 304.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.084, 10.303, 17.321)`
Decimal	`6248050`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F5672, 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 #5F5672	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F5672 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	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 #5F5672 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f5672; }
.text { color: #5f5672; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f5672; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 86 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f5672, #6d5672); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5F5672?: #5F5672 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F5672?: The RGB value is 95, 86, 114: 95 red, 86 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F5672?: The complementary color is #697256, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F5672?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.