#5E232C · near Plum Purple

#5E232C (RGB 94, 35, 44) is a dark, moderately saturated purple, closest to Plum Purple and near Rosewood and Wine. Purple suggests creativity, luxury and imagination; deep purples feel premium, light ones feel gentle, which makes #5E232C a natural choice for beauty, creative tools and premium products. It appears in 3 ColorSwoop palettes. In OKLCH it has 35% lightness and 0.09 chroma at hue 13°.

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HEX#5E232C

RGBrgb(94, 35, 44)

HSLhsl(351, 46%, 25%)

CMYK0, 63, 53, 63

CSS var--plum-purple

Contrast11.98:1 white · 1.75:1 black

Similar named colors

Plum Purple #673147Rosewood #65000BWine #722F37Burgundy #800020Taupe #483C32

How to use #5E232C

White text passes WCAG AA on #5E232C (11.98:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #5E232C with its analogous neighbors #5D2249 and #5D3722; for contrast use its complement #225D54 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

CSSSCSSTailwind

--plum-purple: #5E232C;

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Shades & tints

#130709#260E12#38151A#4B1C23#5E232C#7E4F56#9E7B80#BFA7AB#DFD3D5

Color harmonies for #5E232C

Complementary

#5E232C#225D54

Analogous

#5E232C#5D2249#5D3722

Triadic

#5E232C#2B5D22#222B5D

Split complementary

#5E232C#225D37#22495D

Tetradic

#5E232C#495D22#225D54#37225D