What color is #5D4362?

#5D4362 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Grape Fizz. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D4362?

The RGB value is 93, 67, 98: 93 red, 67 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D4362?

The complementary color is #486243, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D4362?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D4362 color

#5D4362 rgb(93, 67, 98)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5D4362 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 26.3% green and 38.4% blue (93, 67, 98).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 19% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Grape Fizz (#64435F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.59:1).

#5D4362 color codes

HEX	`#5D4362`
RGB	`rgb(93, 67, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 26.3%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 19%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 32%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 32%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.31, 17.32, -13.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.31, 22.2, 321.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.726, 7.224, 12.488)`
Decimal	`6112098`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D4362, 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 #5D4362	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D4362 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	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 #5D4362 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d4362; }
.text { color: #5d4362; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d4362; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 67 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d4362, #624358); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5D4362?: #5D4362 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Grape Fizz. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D4362?: The RGB value is 93, 67, 98: 93 red, 67 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D4362?: The complementary color is #486243, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D4362?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.