What color is #5F3F86?

#5F3F86 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lords of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F3F86?

The RGB value is 95, 63, 134: 95 red, 63 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F3F86?

The complementary color is #66863F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F3F86?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F3F86 color

#5F3F86 rgb(95, 63, 134)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5F3F86 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 24.7% green and 52.5% blue (95, 63, 134).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 36% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Lords of the Night (#664488), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.26:1).

#5F3F86 color codes

HEX	`#5F3F86`
RGB	`rgb(95, 63, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 24.7%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 36%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 53%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 53%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.37, 29.37, -34.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.37, 45.53, 310.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.799, 7.709, 23.469)`
Decimal	`6242182`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F3F86, 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 #5F3F86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F3F86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	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 #5F3F86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f3f86; }
.text { color: #5f3f86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f3f86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 63 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f3f86, #833f86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rebecca Purple.

Questions

What color is #5F3F86?: #5F3F86 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lords of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F3F86?: The RGB value is 95, 63, 134: 95 red, 63 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F3F86?: The complementary color is #66863F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F3F86?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.