What color is #5D3355?

#5D3355 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D3355?

The RGB value is 93, 51, 85: 93 red, 51 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D3355?

The complementary color is #335D3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D3355?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D3355 color

#5D3355 rgb(93, 51, 85)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5D3355 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 20% green and 33.3% blue (93, 51, 85).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 29% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 9% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Purple Prose (#543254), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.14:1).

#5D3355 color codes

HEX	`#5D3355`
RGB	`rgb(93, 51, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 20%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 29%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 45%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 9%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.71, 24.48, -12.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.71, 27.5, 332.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.338, 5.351, 9.239)`
Decimal	`6107989`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D3355, 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 #5D3355	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D3355 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	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 #5D3355 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d3355; }
.text { color: #5d3355; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d3355; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 51 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d3355, #5d3340); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #5D3355?: #5D3355 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D3355?: The RGB value is 93, 51, 85: 93 red, 51 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D3355?: The complementary color is #335D3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D3355?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.