What color is #5F3A5C?

#5F3A5C is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Long Passionate Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F3A5C?

The RGB value is 95, 58, 92: 95 red, 58 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F3A5C?

The complementary color is #3A5F3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F3A5C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F3A5C color

#5F3A5C rgb(95, 58, 92)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5F3A5C is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 22.7% green and 36.1% blue (95, 58, 92).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 24% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 3% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Long Passionate Night (#5B365E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.35:1).

#5F3A5C color codes

HEX	`#5F3A5C`
RGB	`rgb(95, 58, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 22.7%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 24%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 39%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 3%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.99, 22.37, -13.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.99, 26.16, 328.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.164, 6.232, 10.896)`
Decimal	`6240860`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F3A5C, 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 #5F3A5C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F3A5C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	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 #5F3A5C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f3a5c; }
.text { color: #5f3a5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f3a5c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 58 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f3a5c, #5f3a49); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5F3A5C?: #5F3A5C is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Long Passionate Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F3A5C?: The RGB value is 95, 58, 92: 95 red, 58 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F3A5C?: The complementary color is #3A5F3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F3A5C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.