What color is #5C5083?

#5C5083 is a grayish violet known as Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Freshly Purpleized?

The RGB value is 92, 80, 131: 92 red, 80 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Freshly Purpleized?

The complementary color is #778350, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C5083?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Freshly Purpleized color: hex code #5C5083

#5C5083 rgb(92, 80, 131)

Shades of blue

Freshly Purpleized has the hex code #5C5083. It is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 31.4% green and 51.4% blue (92, 80, 131).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 24% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.17:1).

Freshly Purpleized (#5C5083) color codes

HEX	`#5C5083`
RGB	`rgb(92, 80, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 31.4%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 24%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 39%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 39%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.21, 17.07, -26.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.21, 31.87, 302.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.378, 9.651, 22.732)`
Decimal	`6049923`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Freshly Purpleized, 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 #5C5083	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C5083 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	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 #5C5083 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c5083; }
.text { color: #5c5083; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c5083; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 80 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c5083, #765083); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

See #5C5083 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #5C5083?: #5C5083 is a grayish violet known as Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Freshly Purpleized?: The RGB value is 92, 80, 131: 92 red, 80 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Freshly Purpleized?: The complementary color is #778350, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C5083?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.