What color is #5F2B61?

#5F2B61 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Byzantine Robe. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F2B61?

The RGB value is 95, 43, 97: 95 red, 43 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F2B61?

The complementary color is #2D612B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F2B61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F2B61 color

#5F2B61 rgb(95, 43, 97)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5F2B61 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 16.9% green and 38% blue (95, 43, 97).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 39% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 56% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Byzantine Robe (#602F6B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.48:1).

#5F2B61 color codes

HEX	`#5F2B61`
RGB	`rgb(95, 43, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 16.9%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 39%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 56%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 56%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.8, 32.23, -21.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.8, 38.88, 326)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.741, 5.024, 11.869)`
Decimal	`6237025`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F2B61, 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 #5F2B61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F2B61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	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 #5F2B61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f2b61; }
.text { color: #5f2b61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f2b61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 43 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f2b61, #612b48); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5F2B61?: #5F2B61 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Byzantine Robe. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F2B61?: The RGB value is 95, 43, 97: 95 red, 43 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F2B61?: The complementary color is #2D612B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F2B61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.