What color is #5F2C57?

#5F2C57 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Opulent Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F2C57?

The RGB value is 95, 44, 87: 95 red, 44 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F2C57?

The complementary color is #2C5F34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F2C57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F2C57 color

#5F2C57 rgb(95, 44, 87)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5F2C57 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 17.3% green and 34.1% blue (95, 44, 87).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 37% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 8% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Opulent Purple (#673362), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.58:1).

#5F2C57 color codes

HEX	`#5F2C57`
RGB	`rgb(95, 44, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 17.3%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 37%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 54%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 8%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.51, 29.68, -15.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.51, 33.55, 332.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.34, 4.923, 9.579)`
Decimal	`6237271`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F2C57, 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 #5F2C57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F2C57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.58:1	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 #5F2C57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f2c57; }
.text { color: #5f2c57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f2c57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 44 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f2c57, #5f2c3d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5F2C57?: #5F2C57 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Opulent Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F2C57?: The RGB value is 95, 44, 87: 95 red, 44 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F2C57?: The complementary color is #2C5F34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F2C57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.