What color is #5F5870?

#5F5870 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F5870?

The RGB value is 95, 88, 112: 95 red, 88 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F5870?

The complementary color is #697058, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F5870?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F5870 color

#5F5870 rgb(95, 88, 112)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5F5870 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 34.5% green and 43.9% blue (95, 88, 112).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 12% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.74:1).

#5F5870 color codes

HEX	`#5F5870`
RGB	`rgb(95, 88, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 34.5%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 12%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 21%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 21%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.87, 8.14, -12.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.87, 15.03, 302.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.133, 10.582, 16.782)`
Decimal	`6248560`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F5870, 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 #5F5870	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F5870 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	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 #5F5870 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f5870; }
.text { color: #5f5870; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f5870; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 88 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f5870, #6b5870); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5F5870?: #5F5870 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F5870?: The RGB value is 95, 88, 112: 95 red, 88 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F5870?: The complementary color is #697058, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F5870?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.