What color is #5C245E?

#5C245E is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Velour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C245E?

The RGB value is 92, 36, 94: 92 red, 36 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C245E?

The complementary color is #265E24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C245E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C245E color

#5C245E rgb(92, 36, 94)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5C245E is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 14.1% green and 36.9% blue (92, 36, 94).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 45% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 62% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Purple Velour (#581A57), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.24:1).

#5C245E color codes

HEX	`#5C245E`
RGB	`rgb(92, 36, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 14.1%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 45%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 62%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 62%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.78, 34.44, -22.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.78, 41.41, 326.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.065, 4.346, 11.054)`
Decimal	`6038622`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C245E, 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 #5C245E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C245E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	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 #5C245E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c245e; }
.text { color: #5c245e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c245e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 36 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c245e, #5e2443); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #5C245E?: #5C245E is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Velour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C245E?: The RGB value is 92, 36, 94: 92 red, 36 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C245E?: The complementary color is #265E24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C245E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.