What color is #5C4061?

#5C4061 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C4061?

The RGB value is 92, 64, 97: 92 red, 64 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C4061?

The complementary color is #456140, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C4061?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C4061 color

#5C4061 rgb(92, 64, 97)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5C4061 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 25.1% green and 38% blue (92, 64, 97).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 20% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Royal Plum (#654161), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.89:1).

#5C4061 color codes

HEX	`#5C4061`
RGB	`rgb(92, 64, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 25.1%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 20%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 34%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 34%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.36, 18.62, -14.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.36, 23.73, 321.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.404, 6.805, 12.178)`
Decimal	`6045793`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C4061, 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 #5C4061	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C4061 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	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 #5C4061 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c4061; }
.text { color: #5c4061; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c4061; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 64 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c4061, #614055); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5C4061?: #5C4061 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C4061?: The RGB value is 92, 64, 97: 92 red, 64 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C4061?: The complementary color is #456140, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C4061?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.