What color is #5F1567?

#5F1567 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Elegant Purple Gown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F1567?

The RGB value is 95, 21, 103: 95 red, 21 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F1567?

The complementary color is #1D6715, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F1567?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F1567 color

#5F1567 rgb(95, 21, 103)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5F1567 is a dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 8.2% green and 40.4% blue (95, 21, 103).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 66% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 80% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Elegant Purple Gown (#552367), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.73:1).

#5F1567 color codes

HEX	`#5F1567`
RGB	`rgb(95, 21, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 8.2%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 66%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 80%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 80%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.5, 43.57, -30.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.5, 53.41, 324.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.435, 3.949, 13.2)`
Decimal	`6231399`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F1567, 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 #5F1567	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F1567 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	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 #5F1567 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f1567; }
.text { color: #5f1567; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f1567; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 21 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f1567, #671546); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Purple.

Questions

What color is #5F1567?: #5F1567 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Elegant Purple Gown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F1567?: The RGB value is 95, 21, 103: 95 red, 21 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F1567?: The complementary color is #1D6715, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F1567?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.