What color is #5E326B?

#5E326B is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Imperial Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E326B?

The RGB value is 94, 50, 107: 94 red, 50 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E326B?

The complementary color is #3F6B32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E326B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E326B color

#5E326B rgb(94, 50, 107)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5E326B is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 19.6% green and 42% blue (94, 50, 107).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 36% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Purple (#5B3167), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.79:1).

#5E326B color codes

HEX	`#5E326B`
RGB	`rgb(94, 50, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 19.6%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 36%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 53%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 53%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.7, 30.12, -25.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.7, 39.29, 320.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.41, 5.723, 14.569)`
Decimal	`6173291`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E326B, 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 #5E326B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E326B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	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 #5E326B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e326b; }
.text { color: #5e326b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e326b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 50 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e326b, #6b325c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #5E326B?: #5E326B is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Imperial Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E326B?: The RGB value is 94, 50, 107: 94 red, 50 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E326B?: The complementary color is #3F6B32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E326B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.