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#5E495C closest to Grape Fizz

#5E495C is a dark, muted purple; the closest named color is Grape Fizz. In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 28.6% green and 36.1% blue (rgb(94, 73, 92)). Its HSL value is 306° hue, 13% saturation and 33% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 2% yellow and 63% black. #5E495C is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.13:1.

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Variations of #5E495C

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#5E495C color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#5E495C for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #5E495C appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #4D505B
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #484E5D
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4F4D5C
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #4D505B
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #524E5C
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #604A4F
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #5F4A57
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #4F4F4F
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #534E53

#5E495C contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.13:1 Very good#5E495C text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.58:1 Very poor#5E495C text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#5E495C in CSS

/* Grape Fizz */
.color { color: #5E495C; }
.background { background-color: #5E495C; }
.border { border: 1px solid #5E495C; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(94 73 92);
color: hsl(306 13% 33%);
color: oklch(0.434 0.041 329.4);

#5E495C FAQ

What color is #5E495C?

#5E495C is a dark, muted purple. Its closest named color is Grape Fizz. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #5E495C?

#5E495C is rgb(94, 73, 92) in RGB, hsl(306, 13%, 33%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 22%, 2%, 63%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #5E495C?

The complementary color of #5E495C is #495E4B, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #5E495C?

White text has the best contrast on #5E495C: 8.13:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #5E495C a warm or cool color?

#5E495C is a cool color.