What color is #5F3D92?

#5F3D92 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Ruthless Empress. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F3D92?

The RGB value is 95, 61, 146: 95 red, 61 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F3D92?

The complementary color is #70923D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F3D92?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F3D92 color

#5F3D92 rgb(95, 61, 146)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5F3D92 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 23.9% green and 57.3% blue (95, 61, 146).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 41% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 58% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Ruthless Empress (#573894), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.17:1).

#5F3D92 color codes

HEX	`#5F3D92`
RGB	`rgb(95, 61, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 23.9%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 41%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 58%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 58%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.66, 33.79, -41.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.66, 53.67, 309.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.575, 7.846, 28.093)`
Decimal	`6241682`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F3D92, 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 #5F3D92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F3D92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	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 #5F3D92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f3d92; }
.text { color: #5f3d92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f3d92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 61 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f3d92, #8a3d92); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5F3D92?: #5F3D92 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Ruthless Empress. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F3D92?: The RGB value is 95, 61, 146: 95 red, 61 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F3D92?: The complementary color is #70923D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F3D92?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.