What color is #5F1B57?

#5F1B57 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 #5F1B57?

The RGB value is 95, 27, 87: 95 red, 27 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F1B57?

The complementary color is #1B5F23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F1B57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F1B57 color

#5F1B57 rgb(95, 27, 87)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5F1B57 is a dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 10.6% green and 34.1% blue (95, 27, 87).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 56% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 72% magenta, 8% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Purple Velour (#581A57), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.79:1).

#5F1B57 color codes

HEX	`#5F1B57`
RGB	`rgb(95, 27, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 10.6%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 56%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 72%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 72%, 8%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.36, 38.25, -20.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.36, 43.43, 331.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.832, 3.905, 9.409)`
Decimal	`6232919`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F1B57, 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 #5F1B57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F1B57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	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 #5F1B57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f1b57; }
.text { color: #5f1b57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f1b57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 27 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f1b57, #5f1b35); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5F1B57?: #5F1B57 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 #5F1B57?: The RGB value is 95, 27, 87: 95 red, 27 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F1B57?: The complementary color is #1B5F23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F1B57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.