What color is #5C175C?

#5C175C is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Purple Velour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C175C?

The RGB value is 92, 23, 92: 92 red, 23 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C175C?

The complementary color is #175C17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C175C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C175C color

#5C175C rgb(92, 23, 92)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5C175C is a dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 9% green and 36.1% blue (92, 23, 92).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 60% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 75% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Purple Velour (#581A57), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.12:1).

#5C175C color codes

HEX	`#5C175C`
RGB	`rgb(92, 23, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 9%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 60%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 75%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 75%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.52, 40.02, -25.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.52, 47.32, 327.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.652, 3.661, 10.479)`
Decimal	`6035292`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C175C, 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 #5C175C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C175C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	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 #5C175C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c175c; }
.text { color: #5c175c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c175c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 23 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c175c, #5c173a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #5C175C?: #5C175C is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Purple Velour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C175C?: The RGB value is 92, 23, 92: 92 red, 23 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C175C?: The complementary color is #175C17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C175C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.