What color is #5C3C61?

#5C3C61 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Long Passionate Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C3C61?

The RGB value is 92, 60, 97: 92 red, 60 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C3C61?

The complementary color is #41613C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C3C61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C3C61 color

#5C3C61 rgb(92, 60, 97)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5C3C61 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 23.5% green and 38% blue (92, 60, 97).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 24% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Long Passionate Night (#5B365E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.23:1).

#5C3C61 color codes

HEX	`#5C3C61`
RGB	`rgb(92, 60, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 23.5%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 24%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 38%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 38%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.33, 21.13, -16.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.33, 26.68, 322.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.187, 6.37, 12.105)`
Decimal	`6044769`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C3C61, 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 #5C3C61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C3C61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	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 #5C3C61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c3c61; }
.text { color: #5c3c61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c3c61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 60 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c3c61, #613c54); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5C3C61?: #5C3C61 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Long Passionate Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C3C61?: The RGB value is 92, 60, 97: 92 red, 60 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C3C61?: The complementary color is #41613C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C3C61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.