What color is #5C4181?

#5C4181 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lords of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C4181?

The RGB value is 92, 65, 129: 92 red, 65 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C4181?

The complementary color is #668141, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C4181?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C4181 color

#5C4181 rgb(92, 65, 129)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5C4181 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 25.5% green and 50.6% blue (92, 65, 129).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 33% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Lords of the Night (#664488), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.31:1).

#5C4181 color codes

HEX	`#5C4181`
RGB	`rgb(92, 65, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 25.5%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 33%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 50%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 50%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.22, 25.94, -31.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.22, 41.16, 309.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.265, 7.641, 21.699)`
Decimal	`6046081`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C4181, 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 #5C4181	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C4181 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	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 #5C4181 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c4181; }
.text { color: #5c4181; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c4181; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 65 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c4181, #7c4181); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #5C4181?: #5C4181 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lords of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C4181?: The RGB value is 92, 65, 129: 92 red, 65 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C4181?: The complementary color is #668141, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C4181?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.