What color is #5F3969?

#5F3969 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Heartless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F3969?

The RGB value is 95, 57, 105: 95 red, 57 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F3969?

The complementary color is #436939, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F3969?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F3969 color

#5F3969 rgb(95, 57, 105)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5F3969 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 22.4% green and 41.2% blue (95, 57, 105).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 30% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Heartless (#623B70), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.23:1).

#5F3969 color codes

HEX	`#5F3969`
RGB	`rgb(95, 57, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 22.4%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 30%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 46%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 46%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.35, 25.83, -21.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.35, 33.51, 320.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.732, 6.379, 14.133)`
Decimal	`6240617`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F3969, 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 #5F3969	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F3969 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	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 #5F3969 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f3969; }
.text { color: #5f3969; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f3969; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 57 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f3969, #69395b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #5F3969?: #5F3969 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Heartless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F3969?: The RGB value is 95, 57, 105: 95 red, 57 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F3969?: The complementary color is #436939, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F3969?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.