What color is #5D3A58?

#5D3A58 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D3A58?

The RGB value is 93, 58, 88: 93 red, 58 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D3A58?

The complementary color is #3A5D3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D3A58?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D3A58 color

#5D3A58 rgb(93, 58, 88)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5D3A58 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 22.7% green and 34.5% blue (93, 58, 88).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 23% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 5% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Royal Plum (#654161), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.5:1).

#5D3A58 color codes

HEX	`#5D3A58`
RGB	`rgb(93, 58, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 22.7%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 23%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 38%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 5%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.56, 20.8, -11.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.56, 23.84, 330.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.789, 6.058, 9.99)`
Decimal	`6109784`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D3A58, 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 #5D3A58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D3A58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	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 #5D3A58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d3a58; }
.text { color: #5d3a58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d3a58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 58 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d3a58, #5d3a47); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #5D3A58?: #5D3A58 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D3A58?: The RGB value is 93, 58, 88: 93 red, 58 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D3A58?: The complementary color is #3A5D3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D3A58?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.