What color is #5C3566?

#5C3566 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Protégé. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C3566?

The RGB value is 92, 53, 102: 92 red, 53 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C3566?

The complementary color is #3F6635, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C3566?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C3566 color

#5C3566 rgb(92, 53, 102)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5C3566 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 20.8% green and 40% blue (92, 53, 102).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 32% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 48% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Purple Protégé (#593569), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.74:1).

#5C3566 color codes

HEX	`#5C3566`
RGB	`rgb(92, 53, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 20.8%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 32%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 48%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 48%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.85, 26.56, -21.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.85, 34.36, 320.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.085, 5.781, 13.258)`
Decimal	`6042982`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C3566, 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 #5C3566	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C3566 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	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 #5C3566 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c3566; }
.text { color: #5c3566; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c3566; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 53 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c3566, #663557); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #5C3566?: #5C3566 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Protégé. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C3566?: The RGB value is 92, 53, 102: 92 red, 53 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C3566?: The complementary color is #3F6635, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C3566?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.