What color is #5B3C60?

#5B3C60 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Long Passionate Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B3C60?

The RGB value is 91, 60, 96: 91 red, 60 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B3C60?

The complementary color is #41603C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B3C60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B3C60 color

#5B3C60 rgb(91, 60, 96)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5B3C60 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 23.5% green and 37.6% blue (91, 60, 96).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 23% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Long Passionate Night (#5B365E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.29:1).

#5B3C60 color codes

HEX	`#5B3C60`
RGB	`rgb(91, 60, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 23.5%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 23%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 38%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 37%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.16, 20.54, -15.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.16, 25.99, 322.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.041, 6.301, 11.857)`
Decimal	`5979232`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B3C60, 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 #5B3C60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B3C60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	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 #5B3C60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b3c60; }
.text { color: #5b3c60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b3c60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 60 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b3c60, #603c53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5B3C60?: #5B3C60 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Long Passionate Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B3C60?: The RGB value is 91, 60, 96: 91 red, 60 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B3C60?: The complementary color is #41603C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B3C60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.