What color is #5D2A66?

#5D2A66 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Byzantine Robe. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D2A66?

The RGB value is 93, 42, 102: 93 red, 42 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D2A66?

The complementary color is #33662A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D2A66?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D2A66 color

#5D2A66 rgb(93, 42, 102)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5D2A66 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 16.5% green and 40% blue (93, 42, 102).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 42% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 59% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Byzantine Robe (#602F6B), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.56:1).

#5D2A66 color codes

HEX	`#5D2A66`
RGB	`rgb(93, 42, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 16.5%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 42%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 59%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 59%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.57, 33.23, -25.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.57, 41.81, 322.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.74, 4.943, 13.114)`
Decimal	`6105702`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D2A66, 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 #5D2A66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D2A66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #5D2A66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d2a66; }
.text { color: #5d2a66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d2a66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 42 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d2a66, #662a51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #5D2A66?: #5D2A66 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Byzantine Robe. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D2A66?: The RGB value is 93, 42, 102: 93 red, 42 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D2A66?: The complementary color is #33662A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D2A66?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.