What color is #5C3876?

#5C3876 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Purple Protégé. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C3876?

The RGB value is 92, 56, 118: 92 red, 56 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C3876?

The complementary color is #527638, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C3876?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C3876 color

#5C3876 rgb(92, 56, 118)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5C3876 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 22% green and 46.3% blue (92, 56, 118).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 36% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Purple Protégé (#593569), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.2:1).

#5C3876 color codes

HEX	`#5C3876`
RGB	`rgb(92, 56, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 22%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 36%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 53%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 53%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.43, 28.59, -29.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.43, 41.08, 314.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.097, 6.412, 17.894)`
Decimal	`6043766`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C3876, 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 #5C3876	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C3876 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	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 #5C3876 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c3876; }
.text { color: #5c3876; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c3876; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 56 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c3876, #763871); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rebecca Purple.

Questions

What color is #5C3876?: #5C3876 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Purple Protégé. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C3876?: The RGB value is 92, 56, 118: 92 red, 56 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C3876?: The complementary color is #527638, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C3876?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.