What color is #5B3F58?

#5B3F58 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Grape Fizz. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B3F58?

The RGB value is 91, 63, 88: 91 red, 63 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B3F58?

The complementary color is #3F5B42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B3F58?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B3F58 color

#5B3F58 rgb(91, 63, 88)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5B3F58 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 24.7% green and 34.5% blue (91, 63, 88).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 18% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 3% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Grape Fizz (#64435F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.14:1).

#5B3F58 color codes

HEX	`#5B3F58`
RGB	`rgb(91, 63, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 24.7%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 18%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 31%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 3%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.6, 16.9, -10.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.6, 19.69, 329.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.853, 6.484, 10.068)`
Decimal	`5979992`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B3F58, 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 #5B3F58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B3F58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	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 #5B3F58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b3f58; }
.text { color: #5b3f58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b3f58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 63 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b3f58, #5b3f4a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5B3F58?: #5B3F58 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Grape Fizz. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B3F58?: The RGB value is 91, 63, 88: 91 red, 63 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B3F58?: The complementary color is #3F5B42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B3F58?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.