What color is #5C3F99?

#5C3F99 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Ruthless Empress. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C3F99?

The RGB value is 92, 63, 153: 92 red, 63 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C3F99?

The complementary color is #7C993F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C3F99?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C3F99 color

#5C3F99 rgb(92, 63, 153)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5C3F99 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 24.7% green and 60% blue (92, 63, 153).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 42% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 59% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Ruthless Empress (#573894), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8:1).

#5C3F99 color codes

HEX	`#5C3F99`
RGB	`rgb(92, 63, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 24.7%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 42%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 59%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 59%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.25, 33.81, -45.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.25, 56.31, 306.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.939, 8.13, 31.071)`
Decimal	`6045593`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C3F99, 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 #5C3F99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C3F99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	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 #5C3F99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c3f99; }
.text { color: #5c3f99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c3f99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 63 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c3f99, #893f99); }

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Questions

What color is #5C3F99?: #5C3F99 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Ruthless Empress. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C3F99?: The RGB value is 92, 63, 153: 92 red, 63 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C3F99?: The complementary color is #7C993F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C3F99?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.