What color is #5F1885?

#5F1885 is a dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Extraviolet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F1885?

The RGB value is 95, 24, 133: 95 red, 24 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F1885?

The complementary color is #3E8518, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F1885?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F1885 color

#5F1885 rgb(95, 24, 133)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5F1885 is a dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 9.4% green and 52.2% blue (95, 24, 133).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 69% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 82% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Extraviolet (#661188), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.74:1).

#5F1885 color codes

HEX	`#5F1885`
RGB	`rgb(95, 24, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 9.4%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 69%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 82%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 82%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.1, 48.77, -45.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.1, 66.95, 316.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.279, 4.78, 22.62)`
Decimal	`6232197`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F1885, 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 #5F1885	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F1885 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	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 #5F1885 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f1885; }
.text { color: #5f1885; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f1885; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 24 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f1885, #851875); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indigo.

Questions

What color is #5F1885?: #5F1885 is a dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Extraviolet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F1885?: The RGB value is 95, 24, 133: 95 red, 24 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F1885?: The complementary color is #3E8518, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F1885?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.