What color is #5D3A5B?

#5D3A5B is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Long Passionate Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D3A5B?

The RGB value is 93, 58, 91: 93 red, 58 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D3A5B?

The complementary color is #3A5D3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D3A5B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D3A5B color

#5D3A5B rgb(93, 58, 91)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5D3A5B is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 22.7% green and 35.7% blue (93, 58, 91).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 23% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 2% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Long Passionate Night (#5B365E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.45:1).

#5D3A5B color codes

HEX	`#5D3A5B`
RGB	`rgb(93, 58, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 22.7%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 23%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 38%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 2%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.69, 21.43, -13.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.69, 25.27, 327.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.915, 6.109, 10.658)`
Decimal	`6109787`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D3A5B, 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 #5D3A5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D3A5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	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 #5D3A5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d3a5b; }
.text { color: #5d3a5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d3a5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 58 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d3a5b, #5d3a49); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5D3A5B?: #5D3A5B is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Long Passionate Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D3A5B?: The RGB value is 93, 58, 91: 93 red, 58 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D3A5B?: The complementary color is #3A5D3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D3A5B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.