What color is #5F3E5C?

#5F3E5C is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F3E5C?

The RGB value is 95, 62, 92: 95 red, 62 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F3E5C?

The complementary color is #3E5F41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F3E5C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F3E5C color

#5F3E5C rgb(95, 62, 92)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5F3E5C is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 24.3% green and 36.1% blue (95, 62, 92).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 21% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 3% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Royal Plum (#654161), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.01:1).

#5F3E5C color codes

HEX	`#5F3E5C`
RGB	`rgb(95, 62, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 24.3%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 21%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 35%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 3%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31, 19.9, -12.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31, 23.25, 328.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.374, 6.651, 10.966)`
Decimal	`6241884`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F3E5C, 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 #5F3E5C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F3E5C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	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 #5F3E5C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f3e5c; }
.text { color: #5f3e5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f3e5c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 62 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f3e5c, #5f3e4b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5F3E5C?: #5F3E5C is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F3E5C?: The RGB value is 95, 62, 92: 95 red, 62 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F3E5C?: The complementary color is #3E5F41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F3E5C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.