What color is #5D334E?

#5D334E is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D334E?

The RGB value is 93, 51, 78: 93 red, 51 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D334E?

The complementary color is #335D42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D334E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D334E color

#5D334E rgb(93, 51, 78)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5D334E is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 20% green and 30.6% blue (93, 51, 78).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 29% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 16% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Purple Prose (#543254), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.25:1).

#5D334E color codes

HEX	`#5D334E`
RGB	`rgb(93, 51, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 20%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 29%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 45%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 16%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.42, 23.15, -8.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.42, 24.61, 340.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.073, 5.245, 7.846)`
Decimal	`6107982`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D334E, 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 #5D334E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D334E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	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 #5D334E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d334e; }
.text { color: #5d334e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d334e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 51 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d334e, #5d3339); }

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Questions

What color is #5D334E?: #5D334E is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D334E?: The RGB value is 93, 51, 78: 93 red, 51 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D334E?: The complementary color is #335D42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D334E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.