What color is #5C3858?

#5C3858 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C3858?

The RGB value is 92, 56, 88: 92 red, 56 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C3858?

The complementary color is #385C3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C3858?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C3858 color

#5C3858 rgb(92, 56, 88)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5C3858 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 22% green and 34.5% blue (92, 56, 88).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 24% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 4% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Purple Prose (#543254), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.71:1).

#5C3858 color codes

HEX	`#5C3858`
RGB	`rgb(92, 56, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 22%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 24%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 39%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 4%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.92, 21.67, -12.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.92, 25.08, 329.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.589, 5.809, 9.952)`
Decimal	`6043736`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C3858, 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 #5C3858	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C3858 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.71:1	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 #5C3858 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c3858; }
.text { color: #5c3858; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c3858; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 56 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c3858, #5c3846); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5C3858?: #5C3858 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C3858?: The RGB value is 92, 56, 88: 92 red, 56 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C3858?: The complementary color is #385C3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C3858?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.