What color is #5B3252?

#5B3252 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 #5B3252?

The RGB value is 91, 50, 82: 91 red, 50 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B3252?

The complementary color is #325B3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B3252?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B3252 color

#5B3252 rgb(91, 50, 82)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5B3252 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 19.6% green and 32.2% blue (91, 50, 82).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 29% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 10% 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 10.38:1).

#5B3252 color codes

HEX	`#5B3252`
RGB	`rgb(91, 50, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 19.6%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 29%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 45%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 10%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.06, 23.76, -11.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.06, 26.43, 334.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.978, 5.115, 8.601)`
Decimal	`5976658`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B3252, 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 #5B3252	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B3252 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	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 #5B3252 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b3252; }
.text { color: #5b3252; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b3252; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 50 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b3252, #5b323d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5B3252?: #5B3252 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 #5B3252?: The RGB value is 91, 50, 82: 91 red, 50 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B3252?: The complementary color is #325B3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B3252?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.