What color is #5C17A0?

#5C17A0 is a dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Wild Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C17A0?

The RGB value is 92, 23, 160: 92 red, 23 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C17A0?

The complementary color is #5BA017, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C17A0?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C17A0 color

#5C17A0 rgb(92, 23, 160)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5C17A0 is a dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 9% green and 62.7% blue (92, 23, 160).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 75% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 86% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Wild Violet (#63209B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.07:1).

#5C17A0 color codes

HEX	`#5C17A0`
RGB	`rgb(92, 23, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 9%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 75%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 86%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 86%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.92, 54.84, -59.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.92, 80.98, 312.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.064, 5.426, 33.715)`
Decimal	`6035360`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C17A0, 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 #5C17A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C17A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	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 #5C17A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c17a0; }
.text { color: #5c17a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c17a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 23 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c17a0, #a0179f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5C17A0?: #5C17A0 is a dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Wild Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C17A0?: The RGB value is 92, 23, 160: 92 red, 23 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C17A0?: The complementary color is #5BA017, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C17A0?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.