What color is #5F3E6C?

#5F3E6C 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 #5F3E6C?

The RGB value is 95, 62, 108: 95 red, 62 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F3E6C?

The complementary color is #4B6C3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F3E6C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F3E6C color

#5F3E6C rgb(95, 62, 108)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5F3E6C is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 24.3% green and 42.4% blue (95, 62, 108).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 27% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Heartless (#623B70), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.78:1).

#5F3E6C color codes

HEX	`#5F3E6C`
RGB	`rgb(95, 62, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 24.3%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 27%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 43%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 43%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.72, 23.46, -21.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.72, 31.57, 318)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.148, 6.961, 15.046)`
Decimal	`6241900`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F3E6C, 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 #5F3E6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F3E6C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	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 #5F3E6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f3e6c; }
.text { color: #5f3e6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f3e6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 62 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f3e6c, #6c3e62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #5F3E6C?: #5F3E6C 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 #5F3E6C?: The RGB value is 95, 62, 108: 95 red, 62 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F3E6C?: The complementary color is #4B6C3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F3E6C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.