What color is #5B3673?

#5B3673 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Purple Protégé. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B3673?

The RGB value is 91, 54, 115: 91 red, 54 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B3673?

The complementary color is #4E7336, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B3673?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B3673 color

#5B3673 rgb(91, 54, 115)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5B3673 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 21.2% green and 45.1% blue (91, 54, 115).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 36% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Purple Protégé (#593569), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.46:1).

#5B3673 color codes

HEX	`#5B3673`
RGB	`rgb(91, 54, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 21.2%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 36%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 53%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 53%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.66, 28.74, -28.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.66, 40.71, 314.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.727, 6.1, 16.934)`
Decimal	`5977715`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B3673, 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 #5B3673	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B3673 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	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 #5B3673 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b3673; }
.text { color: #5b3673; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b3673; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 54 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b3673, #73366d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rebecca Purple.

Questions

What color is #5B3673?: #5B3673 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Purple Protégé. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B3673?: The RGB value is 91, 54, 115: 91 red, 54 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B3673?: The complementary color is #4E7336, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B3673?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.