What color is #5F3664?

#5F3664 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 #5F3664?

The RGB value is 95, 54, 100: 95 red, 54 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F3664?

The complementary color is #3B6436, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F3664?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F3664 color

#5F3664 rgb(95, 54, 100)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5F3664 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 21.2% green and 39.2% blue (95, 54, 100).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 30% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% 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 9.55:1).

#5F3664 color codes

HEX	`#5F3664`
RGB	`rgb(95, 54, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 21.2%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 30%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 46%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 46%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.39, 26.52, -19.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.39, 33, 323.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.338, 5.992, 12.771)`
Decimal	`6239844`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F3664, 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 #5F3664	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F3664 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.55:1	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 #5F3664 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f3664; }
.text { color: #5f3664; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f3664; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 54 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f3664, #643652); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #5F3664?: #5F3664 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 #5F3664?: The RGB value is 95, 54, 100: 95 red, 54 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F3664?: The complementary color is #3B6436, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F3664?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.