What color is #5C406B?

#5C406B is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Haunted Candelabra. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C406B?

The RGB value is 92, 64, 107: 92 red, 64 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C406B?

The complementary color is #4F6B40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C406B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C406B color

#5C406B rgb(92, 64, 107)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5C406B is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 25.1% green and 42% blue (92, 64, 107).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 25% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Haunted Candelabra (#57446A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.75:1).

#5C406B color codes

HEX	`#5C406B`
RGB	`rgb(92, 64, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 25.1%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 25%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 40%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 40%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.82, 20.95, -20.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.82, 29.22, 315.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.9, 7.004, 14.79)`
Decimal	`6045803`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C406B, 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 #5C406B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C406B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	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 #5C406B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c406b; }
.text { color: #5c406b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c406b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 64 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c406b, #6b4065); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #5C406B?: #5C406B is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Haunted Candelabra. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C406B?: The RGB value is 92, 64, 107: 92 red, 64 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C406B?: The complementary color is #4F6B40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C406B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.