What color is #5F4A5F?

#5F4A5F is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Grape Fizz. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F4A5F?

The RGB value is 95, 74, 95: 95 red, 74 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F4A5F?

The complementary color is #4A5F4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F4A5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F4A5F color

#5F4A5F rgb(95, 74, 95)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5F4A5F is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 29% green and 37.3% blue (95, 74, 95).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 12% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Grape Fizz (#64435F), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.98:1).

#5F4A5F color codes

HEX	`#5F4A5F`
RGB	`rgb(95, 74, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 29%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 12%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 22%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.31, 13.01, -8.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.31, 15.77, 325.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.233, 8.157, 11.912)`
Decimal	`6244959`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F4A5F, 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 #5F4A5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F4A5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	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 #5F4A5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f4a5f; }
.text { color: #5f4a5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f4a5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 74 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f4a5f, #5f4a55); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5F4A5F?: #5F4A5F is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Grape Fizz. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F4A5F?: The RGB value is 95, 74, 95: 95 red, 74 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F4A5F?: The complementary color is #4A5F4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F4A5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.