#5E4E85
Royal Purple · dark cool purple
About #5E4E85
#5E4E85 is a moderately saturated, dark shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 37% red, 31% green and 52% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 29% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Royal Purple and Plum (ΔE 20.7); Plum comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #75854E — a moss tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #5E4E85 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 7.23:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.23:1).
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #5E4E85?
#5E4E85 is a moderately saturated, dark shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 37% red, 31% green and 52% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 29% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #5E4E85?
Use white text. White on #5E4E85 has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #5E4E85?
Its complementary colour is #75854E, and analogous partners are #4E5A85 and #7A4E85.