What color is #5F436E?

#5F436E is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Neon Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F436E?

The RGB value is 95, 67, 110: 95 red, 67 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F436E?

The complementary color is #526E43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F436E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F436E color

#5F436E rgb(95, 67, 110)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5F436E is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 26.3% green and 43.1% blue (95, 67, 110).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 24% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Neon Violet (#674876), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.35:1).

#5F436E color codes

HEX	`#5F436E`
RGB	`rgb(95, 67, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 26.3%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 24%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 39%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 39%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.08, 20.83, -20.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.08, 29.07, 315.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.54, 7.573, 15.708)`
Decimal	`6243182`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F436E, 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 #5F436E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F436E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	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 #5F436E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f436e; }
.text { color: #5f436e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f436e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 67 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f436e, #6e4368); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #5F436E?: #5F436E is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Neon Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F436E?: The RGB value is 95, 67, 110: 95 red, 67 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F436E?: The complementary color is #526E43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F436E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.