What color is #5F2A5D?

#5F2A5D is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Wineberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F2A5D?

The RGB value is 95, 42, 93: 95 red, 42 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F2A5D?

The complementary color is #2A5F2C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F2A5D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F2A5D color

#5F2A5D rgb(95, 42, 93)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5F2A5D is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 16.5% green and 36.5% blue (95, 42, 93).

Its hue angle is 302°, with 39% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 2% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Wineberry (#663366), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.63:1).

#5F2A5D color codes

HEX	`#5F2A5D`
RGB	`rgb(95, 42, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 16.5%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(302, 39%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(302, 56%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 56%, 2%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.39, 31.97, -19.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.39, 37.59, 328.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.523, 4.88, 10.899)`
Decimal	`6236765`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F2A5D, 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 #5F2A5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F2A5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #5F2A5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f2a5d; }
.text { color: #5f2a5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f2a5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 42 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f2a5d, #5f2a43); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5F2A5D?: #5F2A5D is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Wineberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F2A5D?: The RGB value is 95, 42, 93: 95 red, 42 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F2A5D?: The complementary color is #2A5F2C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F2A5D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.