What color is #5B365E?

#5B365E is a dark, desaturated magenta known as Long Passionate Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Long Passionate Night?

The RGB value is 91, 54, 94: 91 red, 54 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Long Passionate Night?

The complementary color is #395E36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B365E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Long Passionate Night color: hex code #5B365E

#5B365E rgb(91, 54, 94)

Shades of purple

Long Passionate Night has the hex code #5B365E. It is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 21.2% green and 36.9% blue (91, 54, 94).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 27% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.84:1).

Long Passionate Night (#5B365E) color codes

HEX	`#5B365E`
RGB	`rgb(91, 54, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 21.2%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 27%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 43%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 43%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.57, 23.82, -17.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.57, 29.31, 324.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.654, 5.671, 11.279)`
Decimal	`5977694`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Long Passionate Night, 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 #5B365E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B365E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #5B365E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b365e; }
.text { color: #5b365e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b365e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 54 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b365e, #5e364d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

See #5B365E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #5B365E?: #5B365E is a dark, desaturated magenta known as Long Passionate Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Long Passionate Night?: The RGB value is 91, 54, 94: 91 red, 54 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Long Passionate Night?: The complementary color is #395E36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B365E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.