What color is #5F355B?

#5F355B is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Long Passionate Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F355B?

The RGB value is 95, 53, 91: 95 red, 53 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F355B?

The complementary color is #355F39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F355B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F355B color

#5F355B rgb(95, 53, 91)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5F355B is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 20.8% green and 35.7% blue (95, 53, 91).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 28% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 4% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Long Passionate Night (#5B365E), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.78:1).

#5F355B color codes

HEX	`#5F355B`
RGB	`rgb(95, 53, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 20.8%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 28%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 44%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 4%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.73, 25.21, -14.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.73, 29.26, 329.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.881, 5.735, 10.587)`
Decimal	`6239579`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F355B, 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 #5F355B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F355B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	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 #5F355B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f355b; }
.text { color: #5f355b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f355b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 53 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f355b, #5f3546); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #5F355B?: #5F355B is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Long Passionate Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F355B?: The RGB value is 95, 53, 91: 95 red, 53 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F355B?: The complementary color is #355F39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F355B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.