What color is #5F315C?

#5F315C 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 #5F315C?

The RGB value is 95, 49, 92: 95 red, 49 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F315C?

The complementary color is #315F34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F315C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F315C color

#5F315C rgb(95, 49, 92)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5F315C is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 19.2% green and 36.1% blue (95, 49, 92).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 32% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 3% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Opulent Purple (#673362), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.09:1).

#5F315C color codes

HEX	`#5F315C`
RGB	`rgb(95, 49, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 19.2%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 32%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 48%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 3%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.85, 27.79, -16.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.85, 32.5, 328.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.749, 5.403, 10.758)`
Decimal	`6238556`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F315C, 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 #5F315C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F315C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	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 #5F315C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f315c; }
.text { color: #5f315c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f315c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 49 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f315c, #5f3145); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #5F315C?: #5F315C 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 #5F315C?: The RGB value is 95, 49, 92: 95 red, 49 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F315C?: The complementary color is #315F34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F315C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.