What color is #5D1669?

#5D1669 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Elegant Purple Gown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D1669?

The RGB value is 93, 22, 105: 93 red, 22 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D1669?

The complementary color is #226916, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D1669?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D1669 color

#5D1669 rgb(93, 22, 105)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5D1669 is a dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 8.6% green and 41.2% blue (93, 22, 105).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 65% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 79% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Elegant Purple Gown (#552367), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.77:1).

#5D1669 color codes

HEX	`#5D1669`
RGB	`rgb(93, 22, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 8.6%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 65%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 79%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 79%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.41, 43.16, -32.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.41, 53.93, 323.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.351, 3.921, 13.732)`
Decimal	`6100585`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D1669, 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 #5D1669	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D1669 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	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 #5D1669 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d1669; }
.text { color: #5d1669; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d1669; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 22 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d1669, #69164c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Purple.

Questions

What color is #5D1669?: #5D1669 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Elegant Purple Gown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D1669?: The RGB value is 93, 22, 105: 93 red, 22 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D1669?: The complementary color is #226916, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D1669?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.