What color is #5B2260?

#5B2260 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Velour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B2260?

The RGB value is 91, 34, 96: 91 red, 34 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B2260?

The complementary color is #276022, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B2260?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B2260 color

#5B2260 rgb(91, 34, 96)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5B2260 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 13.3% green and 37.6% blue (91, 34, 96).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 48% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 65% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Purple Velour (#581A57), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.4:1).

#5B2260 color codes

HEX	`#5B2260`
RGB	`rgb(91, 34, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 13.3%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 48%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 65%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 65%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.36, 35.58, -24.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.36, 43.46, 324.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.998, 4.213, 11.509)`
Decimal	`5972576`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B2260, 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 #5B2260	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B2260 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	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 #5B2260 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b2260; }
.text { color: #5b2260; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b2260; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 34 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b2260, #602246); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #5B2260?: #5B2260 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Velour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B2260?: The RGB value is 91, 34, 96: 91 red, 34 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B2260?: The complementary color is #276022, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B2260?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.