What color is #5F175E?

#5F175E is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Purple Velour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F175E?

The RGB value is 95, 23, 94: 95 red, 23 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F175E?

The complementary color is #175F18, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F175E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F175E color

#5F175E rgb(95, 23, 94)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5F175E is a dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 9% green and 36.9% blue (95, 23, 94).

Its hue angle is 301°, with 61% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 76% magenta, 1% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Purple Velour (#581A57), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.86:1).

#5F175E color codes

HEX	`#5F175E`
RGB	`rgb(95, 23, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 9%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(301, 61%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(301, 76%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 76%, 1%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.18, 41.15, -25.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.18, 48.39, 328.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.046, 3.854, 10.96)`
Decimal	`6231902`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F175E, 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 #5F175E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F175E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	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 #5F175E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f175e; }
.text { color: #5f175e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f175e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 23 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f175e, #5f173a); }

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Questions

What color is #5F175E?: #5F175E is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Purple Velour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F175E?: The RGB value is 95, 23, 94: 95 red, 23 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F175E?: The complementary color is #175F18, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F175E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.