What color is #5F5779?

#5F5779 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F5779?

The RGB value is 95, 87, 121: 95 red, 87 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F5779?

The complementary color is #717957, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F5779?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F5779 color

#5F5779 rgb(95, 87, 121)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5F5779 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 34.1% green and 47.5% blue (95, 87, 121).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 16% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.72:1).

#5F5779 color codes

HEX	`#5F5779`
RGB	`rgb(95, 87, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 34.1%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 16%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 28%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 28%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.95, 11.01, -18.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.95, 21.14, 301.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.578, 10.63, 19.527)`
Decimal	`6248313`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F5779, 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 #5F5779	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F5779 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	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 #5F5779 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f5779; }
.text { color: #5f5779; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f5779; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 87 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f5779, #705779); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5F5779?: #5F5779 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F5779?: The RGB value is 95, 87, 121: 95 red, 87 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F5779?: The complementary color is #717957, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F5779?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.