What color is #5F244C?

#5F244C is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Pretty in Prune. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F244C?

The RGB value is 95, 36, 76: 95 red, 36 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F244C?

The complementary color is #245F37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F244C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F244C color

#5F244C rgb(95, 36, 76)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5F244C is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 14.1% green and 29.8% blue (95, 36, 76).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 45% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 20% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Pretty in Prune (#6B295A), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.39:1).

#5F244C color codes

HEX	`#5F244C`
RGB	`rgb(95, 36, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 14.1%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 45%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 62%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 62%, 20%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.38, 32.04, -11.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.38, 34.09, 340.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.655, 4.217, 7.3)`
Decimal	`6235212`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F244C, 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 #5F244C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F244C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	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 #5F244C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f244c; }
.text { color: #5f244c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f244c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 36 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f244c, #5f242e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5F244C?: #5F244C is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Pretty in Prune. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F244C?: The RGB value is 95, 36, 76: 95 red, 36 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F244C?: The complementary color is #245F37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F244C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.