Dark Byzantium (#5D3954)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 9.64:1 — vs black: 2.18:1

Color values

  • HEX #5D3954
  • RGB rgb(93, 57, 84)
  • HSL hsl(315, 38%, 36%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 38.71, 9.68, 63.53 )
  • Websafe #663366

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5D3954 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Dark Byzantium
#5D3954 Base
#395D42
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Dark Byzantium
#5D3954 Base
#54395D
#5D3942
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Dark Byzantium
#5D3954 Base
#545D39
#39545D
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Dark Byzantium
#5D3954 Base
#425D39
#395D54
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Dark Byzantium
#5D3954 Base
#5D5439
#395D42
#39425D
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Dark Byzantium
#5D3954 Base
#100A0E
#2E1C29
#44293D
#76496B
#8C567F
#B07FA4
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Dark Byzantium, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#100A0E
#1F131C
#2F1D2A
#3E2638
#4E3046
Dark Byzantium #5D3954 Base
#865279
#A9739B
#C29CB9
#DCC6D6
#F5EFF4
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #5D3954. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #5D3954;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #5D3954;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #5D3954;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #5D3954,
        #39814B
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #5D3954,
        #39814B
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$dark-byzantium: #5D3954;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$dark-byzantium-r: 93;
$dark-byzantium-g: 57;
$dark-byzantium-b: 84;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $dark-byzantium;
    color: rgba($dark-byzantium-r, $dark-byzantium-g, $dark-byzantium-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Dark Byzantium appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #5D3954 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #464653 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #3E3E54 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #5A3D3D Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #454545 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Dark Byzantium ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Dark Byzantium #5D3954 Base
Halayà úbe #663854 ΔE 2.70
Japanese Violet #5B3256 ΔE 3.21
English Violet #563C5C ΔE 3.92
Eggplant #614051 ΔE 4.03

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.