What color is #5B3E5D?

#5B3E5D is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B3E5D?

The RGB value is 91, 62, 93: 91 red, 62 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B3E5D?

The complementary color is #405D3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B3E5D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B3E5D color

#5B3E5D rgb(91, 62, 93)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5B3E5D is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 24.3% green and 36.5% blue (91, 62, 93).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 20% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Royal Plum (#654161), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.16:1).

#5B3E5D color codes

HEX	`#5B3E5D`
RGB	`rgb(91, 62, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 24.3%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 20%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 33%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 33%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.54, 18.61, -13.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.54, 22.94, 324.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.013, 6.46, 11.179)`
Decimal	`5979741`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B3E5D, 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 #5B3E5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B3E5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	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 #5B3E5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b3e5d; }
.text { color: #5b3e5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b3e5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 62 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b3e5d, #5d3e4f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5B3E5D?: #5B3E5D is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B3E5D?: The RGB value is 91, 62, 93: 91 red, 62 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B3E5D?: The complementary color is #405D3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B3E5D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.