What color is #5C1769?

#5C1769 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Elegant Purple Gown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C1769?

The RGB value is 92, 23, 105: 92 red, 23 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C1769?

The complementary color is #246917, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C1769?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C1769 color

#5C1769 rgb(92, 23, 105)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5C1769 is a dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 9% green and 41.2% blue (92, 23, 105).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 64% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 78% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Elegant Purple Gown (#552367), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.79:1).

#5C1769 color codes

HEX	`#5C1769`
RGB	`rgb(92, 23, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 9%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 64%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 78%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 78%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.37, 42.56, -32.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.37, 53.5, 322.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.27, 3.908, 13.733)`
Decimal	`6035305`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C1769, 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 #5C1769	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C1769 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	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 #5C1769 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c1769; }
.text { color: #5c1769; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c1769; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 23 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c1769, #69174d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Purple.

Questions

What color is #5C1769?: #5C1769 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Elegant Purple Gown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C1769?: The RGB value is 92, 23, 105: 92 red, 23 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C1769?: The complementary color is #246917, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C1769?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.