What color is #5C1861?

#5C1861 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 #5C1861?

The RGB value is 92, 24, 97: 92 red, 24 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C1861?

The complementary color is #1D6118, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C1861?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C1861 color

#5C1861 rgb(92, 24, 97)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5C1861 is a dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 9.4% green and 38% blue (92, 24, 97).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 60% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 75% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Purple Velour (#581A57), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.94:1).

#5C1861 color codes

HEX	`#5C1861`
RGB	`rgb(92, 24, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 9.4%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 60%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 75%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 75%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.97, 40.58, -27.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.97, 49.2, 325.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.898, 3.792, 11.676)`
Decimal	`6035553`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C1861, 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 #5C1861	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C1861 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	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 #5C1861 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c1861; }
.text { color: #5c1861; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c1861; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 24 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c1861, #611841); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #5C1861?: #5C1861 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 #5C1861?: The RGB value is 92, 24, 97: 92 red, 24 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C1861?: The complementary color is #1D6118, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C1861?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.