What color is #5C2165?

#5C2165 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 #5C2165?

The RGB value is 92, 33, 101: 92 red, 33 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C2165?

The complementary color is #2A6521, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C2165?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C2165 color

#5C2165 rgb(92, 33, 101)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5C2165 is a dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 12.9% green and 39.6% blue (92, 33, 101).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 51% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 67% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Elegant Purple Gown (#552367), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.29:1).

#5C2165 color codes

HEX	`#5C2165`
RGB	`rgb(92, 33, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 12.9%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 51%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 67%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 67%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.65, 37.39, -27.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.65, 46.57, 323.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.306, 4.303, 12.755)`
Decimal	`6037861`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C2165, 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 #5C2165	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C2165 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	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 #5C2165 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c2165; }
.text { color: #5c2165; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c2165; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 33 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c2165, #65214c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #5C2165?: #5C2165 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 #5C2165?: The RGB value is 92, 33, 101: 92 red, 33 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C2165?: The complementary color is #2A6521, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C2165?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.