What color is #5F3568?

#5F3568 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Imperial Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F3568?

The RGB value is 95, 53, 104: 95 red, 53 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F3568?

The complementary color is #3E6835, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F3568?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F3568 color

#5F3568 rgb(95, 53, 104)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5F3568 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 20.8% green and 40.8% blue (95, 53, 104).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 32% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Purple (#5B3167), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.56:1).

#5F3568 color codes

HEX	`#5F3568`
RGB	`rgb(95, 53, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 20.8%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 32%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 49%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 49%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.36, 28, -22.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.36, 35.77, 321.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.491, 5.979, 13.801)`
Decimal	`6239592`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F3568, 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 #5F3568	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F3568 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	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 #5F3568 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f3568; }
.text { color: #5f3568; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f3568; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 53 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f3568, #683558); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #5F3568?: #5F3568 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Imperial Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F3568?: The RGB value is 95, 53, 104: 95 red, 53 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F3568?: The complementary color is #3E6835, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F3568?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.