What color is #5B2F55?

#5B2F55 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B2F55?

The RGB value is 91, 47, 85: 91 red, 47 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B2F55?

The complementary color is #2F5B35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B2F55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B2F55 color

#5B2F55 rgb(91, 47, 85)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5B2F55 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 18.4% green and 33.3% blue (91, 47, 85).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 32% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 7% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Purple Prose (#543254), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.59:1).

#5B2F55 color codes

HEX	`#5B2F55`
RGB	`rgb(91, 47, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 18.4%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 32%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 48%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 7%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.49, 26.16, -14.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.49, 29.87, 331.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.971, 4.913, 9.174)`
Decimal	`5975893`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B2F55, 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 #5B2F55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B2F55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #5B2F55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b2f55; }
.text { color: #5b2f55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b2f55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 47 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b2f55, #5b2f3f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #5B2F55?: #5B2F55 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B2F55?: The RGB value is 91, 47, 85: 91 red, 47 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B2F55?: The complementary color is #2F5B35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B2F55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.