5B365E

#5B365E Long Passionate Night

#5B365E is a dark, moderately saturated purple named Long Passionate Night. In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 21.2% green and 36.9% blue (rgb(91, 54, 94)). Its HSL value is 296° hue, 27% saturation and 29% lightness, and in CMYK it is 3% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black. #5B365E is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.84:1.

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Variations of #5B365E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#5B365E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#5B365E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #5B365E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 87% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #3C455D
  • Protanopia 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #32415F
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #403E5F
  • Deuteranopia 87% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #3C455D
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #47405D
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #5D3A45
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #5C3854
  • Achromatopsia 84% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #434343
  • Achromatomaly 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #4A404B

#5B365E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.84:1 Very good#5B365E text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.13:1 Very poor#5B365E text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#5B365E in CSS

/* Long Passionate Night */
.color { color: #5B365E; }
.background { background-color: #5B365E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #5B365E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(91 54 94);
color: hsl(296 27% 29%);
color: oklch(0.394 0.080 324.3);

#5B365E FAQ

What color is #5B365E?

#5B365E is a dark, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Long Passionate Night. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #5B365E?

#5B365E is rgb(91, 54, 94) in RGB, hsl(296, 27%, 29%) in HSL and cmyk(3%, 43%, 0%, 63%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #5B365E?

The complementary color of #5B365E is #395E36, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #5B365E?

White text has the best contrast on #5B365E: 9.84:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #5B365E a warm or cool color?

#5B365E is a cool color.