What color is #5F2F8F?

#5F2F8F is a dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Lucid Dreams. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F2F8F?

The RGB value is 95, 47, 143: 95 red, 47 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F2F8F?

The complementary color is #5F8F2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F2F8F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F2F8F color

#5F2F8F rgb(95, 47, 143)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5F2F8F is a dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 18.4% green and 56.1% blue (95, 47, 143).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 51% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 67% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Lucid Dreams (#632F92), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.17:1).

#5F2F8F color codes

HEX	`#5F2F8F`
RGB	`rgb(95, 47, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 18.4%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 51%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 67%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 67%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.52, 40.86, -44.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.52, 60.72, 312.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.693, 6.449, 26.663)`
Decimal	`6238095`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F2F8F, 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 #5F2F8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F2F8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	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 #5F2F8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f2f8f; }
.text { color: #5f2f8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f2f8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 47 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f2f8f, #8f2f8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5F2F8F?: #5F2F8F is a dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Lucid Dreams. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F2F8F?: The RGB value is 95, 47, 143: 95 red, 47 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F2F8F?: The complementary color is #5F8F2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F2F8F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.