What color is #5D358F?

#5D358F is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Ruthless Empress. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D358F?

The RGB value is 93, 53, 143: 93 red, 53 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D358F?

The complementary color is #678F35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D358F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D358F color

#5D358F rgb(93, 53, 143)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5D358F is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 20.8% green and 56.1% blue (93, 53, 143).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 46% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 63% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Ruthless Empress (#573894), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.86:1).

#5D358F color codes

HEX	`#5D358F`
RGB	`rgb(93, 53, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 20.8%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 46%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 63%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 63%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.48, 37.11, -43.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.48, 57.09, 310.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.744, 6.856, 26.739)`
Decimal	`6108559`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D358F, 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 #5D358F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D358F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	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 #5D358F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d358f; }
.text { color: #5d358f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d358f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 53 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d358f, #8a358f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5D358F?: #5D358F is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Ruthless Empress. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D358F?: The RGB value is 93, 53, 143: 93 red, 53 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D358F?: The complementary color is #678F35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D358F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.