What color is #5D196A?

#5D196A 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 #5D196A?

The RGB value is 93, 25, 106: 93 red, 25 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D196A?

The complementary color is #266A19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D196A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D196A color

#5D196A rgb(93, 25, 106)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5D196A is a dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 9.8% green and 41.6% blue (93, 25, 106).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 62% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 76% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Elegant Purple Gown (#552367), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.59:1).

#5D196A color codes

HEX	`#5D196A`
RGB	`rgb(93, 25, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 9.8%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 62%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 76%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 76%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.88, 42.21, -32.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.88, 53.12, 322.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.463, 4.063, 14.024)`
Decimal	`6101354`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D196A, 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 #5D196A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D196A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	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 #5D196A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d196a; }
.text { color: #5d196a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d196a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 25 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d196a, #6a194e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Purple.

Questions

What color is #5D196A?: #5D196A 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 #5D196A?: The RGB value is 93, 25, 106: 93 red, 25 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D196A?: The complementary color is #266A19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D196A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.