Information about #5E4978 color

#5E4978 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#5E4978 falls into the Violet Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(94, 73, 120) — 36.9% red, 28.6% green, 47.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 10 / 18 / 0 / 53. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A gently muted blue-purple violet, #5E4978 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Safflower (#5A4F74). Slightly further away sit Cyber Grape (#58427C) and Jupiter (#6A5177).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(94, 73, 120)), which gives #5E4978 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #5E4978: 7.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for black. No one has named #5E4978 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#5E4978 color variations

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#5E4978 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #5E4978

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Safflower color link
Safflower

#5A4F74

Cyber Grape color link
Cyber Grape

#58427C

Jupiter color link
Jupiter

#6A5177

Enigma color link
Enigma

#515072

Gigas color link
Gigas

#564786

Covert color link
Covert

#645977

Honey Flower color link
Honey Flower

#5C3C6D

Bellflower color link
Bellflower

#5D3F6A

Purple Navy color link
Purple Navy

#4E5180

Fascinator color link
Fascinator

#4F4081

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5E4978
  • RGB94, 73, 120
  • CMYK10, 18, 0, 53
  • CSSrgb(94, 73, 120)
  • HSL267°, 24%, 38%
  • HSL Precise266.809°, 24.352%, 37.843%
  • HSV267°, 39%, 47%
  • HSB267°, 39%, 47%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • GLSLvec3(0.369, 0.286, 0.471)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.369, 0.286, 0.471, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.369, 0.286, 0.471)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB36.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.1%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID5E4978
  • DECIMAL ID6179192
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01