What color is #5E3E63?

#5E3E63 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 #5E3E63?

The RGB value is 94, 62, 99: 94 red, 62 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E3E63?

The complementary color is #43633E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E3E63?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E3E63 color

#5E3E63 rgb(94, 62, 99)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5E3E63 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 24.3% green and 38.8% blue (94, 62, 99).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 23% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Long Passionate Night (#5B365E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.95:1).

#5E3E63 color codes

HEX	`#5E3E63`
RGB	`rgb(94, 62, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 24.3%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 23%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 37%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 37%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.17, 21.05, -16.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.17, 26.59, 322.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.591, 6.726, 12.648)`
Decimal	`6176355`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E3E63, 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 #5E3E63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E3E63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	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 #5E3E63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e3e63; }
.text { color: #5e3e63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e3e63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 62 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e3e63, #633e56); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5E3E63?: #5E3E63 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 #5E3E63?: The RGB value is 94, 62, 99: 94 red, 62 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E3E63?: The complementary color is #43633E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E3E63?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.