What color is #5D2477?

#5D2477 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Purple Seduction. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D2477?

The RGB value is 93, 36, 119: 93 red, 36 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D2477?

The complementary color is #3E7724, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D2477?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D2477 color

#5D2477 rgb(93, 36, 119)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5D2477 is a dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 14.1% green and 46.7% blue (93, 36, 119).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 54% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 70% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Purple Seduction (#522A6F), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.58:1).

#5D2477 color codes

HEX	`#5D2477`
RGB	`rgb(93, 36, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 14.1%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 54%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 70%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 70%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.51, 40.14, -36.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.51, 54.17, 317.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.474, 4.921, 17.953)`
Decimal	`6104183`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D2477, 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 #5D2477	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D2477 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #5D2477 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d2477; }
.text { color: #5d2477; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d2477; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 36 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d2477, #772468); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rebecca Purple.

Questions

What color is #5D2477?: #5D2477 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Purple Seduction. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D2477?: The RGB value is 93, 36, 119: 93 red, 36 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D2477?: The complementary color is #3E7724, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D2477?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.