What color is #5D2E58?

#5D2E58 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Opulent Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D2E58?

The RGB value is 93, 46, 88: 93 red, 46 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D2E58?

The complementary color is #2E5D33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D2E58?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D2E58 color

#5D2E58 rgb(93, 46, 88)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5D2E58 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 18% green and 34.5% blue (93, 46, 88).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 34% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 5% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Opulent Purple (#673362), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.52:1).

#5D2E58 color codes

HEX	`#5D2E58`
RGB	`rgb(93, 46, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 18%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 34%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 51%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 5%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.7, 28.04, -16.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.7, 32.31, 330.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.253, 4.986, 9.811)`
Decimal	`6106712`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D2E58, 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 #5D2E58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D2E58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	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 #5D2E58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d2e58; }
.text { color: #5d2e58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d2e58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 46 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d2e58, #5d2e41); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #5D2E58?: #5D2E58 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Opulent Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D2E58?: The RGB value is 93, 46, 88: 93 red, 46 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D2E58?: The complementary color is #2E5D33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D2E58?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.