What color is #5C115A?

#5C115A is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Cosmic Explorer. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C115A?

The RGB value is 92, 17, 90: 92 red, 17 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C115A?

The complementary color is #115C13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C115A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C115A color

#5C115A rgb(92, 17, 90)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5C115A is a dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 6.7% green and 35.3% blue (92, 17, 90).

Its hue angle is 302°, with 69% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 82% magenta, 2% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic Explorer (#551155), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.48:1).

#5C115A color codes

HEX	`#5C115A`
RGB	`rgb(92, 17, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 6.7%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(302, 69%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(302, 82%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 82%, 2%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.63, 41.83, -25.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.63, 48.89, 328.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.459, 3.415, 9.99)`
Decimal	`6033754`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C115A, 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 #5C115A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C115A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	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 #5C115A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c115a; }
.text { color: #5c115a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c115a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 17 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c115a, #5c1134); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #5C115A?: #5C115A is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Cosmic Explorer. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C115A?: The RGB value is 92, 17, 90: 92 red, 17 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C115A?: The complementary color is #115C13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C115A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.