What color is #5F3675?

#5F3675 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Heartless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F3675?

The RGB value is 95, 54, 117: 95 red, 54 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F3675?

The complementary color is #4C7536, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F3675?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F3675 color

#5F3675 rgb(95, 54, 117)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5F3675 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 21.2% green and 45.9% blue (95, 54, 117).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 37% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 54% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Heartless (#623B70), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.25:1).

#5F3675 color codes

HEX	`#5F3675`
RGB	`rgb(95, 54, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 21.2%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 37%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 54%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 54%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.29, 30.44, -29.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.29, 42.08, 316.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.249, 6.356, 17.566)`
Decimal	`6239861`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F3675, 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 #5F3675	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F3675 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	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 #5F3675 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f3675; }
.text { color: #5f3675; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f3675; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 54 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f3675, #75366c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rebecca Purple.

Questions

What color is #5F3675?: #5F3675 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Heartless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F3675?: The RGB value is 95, 54, 117: 95 red, 54 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F3675?: The complementary color is #4C7536, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F3675?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.