Information about #5E566F color

#5E566F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#5E566F falls into the Violet Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(94, 86, 111) — 36.9% red, 33.7% green, 43.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 7 / 10 / 0 / 56. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #5E566F reads as a gently muted violet and 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 a hair away from Smoky (#605D6B). Slightly further away sit Mobster (#605A67) and Safflower (#5A4F74).

In RGB terms — rgb(94, 86, 111) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #5E566F: 6.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.0:1 for black. No one has named #5E566F so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#5E566F color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#5E566F 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 #5E566F

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

Smoky color link
Smoky

#605D6B

Mobster color link
Mobster

#605A67

Safflower color link
Safflower

#5A4F74

Covert color link
Covert

#645977

Fedora color link
Fedora

#625665

Hammerhead color link
Hammerhead

#515769

Comet color link
Comet

#636373

Enigma color link
Enigma

#515072

Jupiter color link
Jupiter

#6A5177

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5E566F
  • RGB94, 86, 111
  • CMYK7, 10, 0, 56
  • CSSrgb(94, 86, 111)
  • HSL259°, 13%, 39%
  • HSL Precise259.2°, 12.69%, 38.627%
  • HSV259°, 23%, 44%
  • HSB259°, 23%, 44%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.337
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.435
  • GLSLvec3(0.369, 0.337, 0.435)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.369, 0.337, 0.435, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.369, 0.337, 0.435)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB36.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB33.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.5%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID5E566F
  • DECIMAL ID6182511
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01