What color is #5C4268?

#5C4268 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Haunted Candelabra. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C4268?

The RGB value is 92, 66, 104: 92 red, 66 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C4268?

The complementary color is #4E6842, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C4268?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C4268 color

#5C4268 rgb(92, 66, 104)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5C4268 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 25.9% green and 40.8% blue (92, 66, 104).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 22% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Haunted Candelabra (#57446A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.63:1).

#5C4268 color codes

HEX	`#5C4268`
RGB	`rgb(92, 66, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 25.9%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 22%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 37%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 37%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.19, 18.98, -17.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.19, 26.07, 316.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.86, 7.171, 14.011)`
Decimal	`6046312`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C4268, 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 #5C4268	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C4268 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	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 #5C4268 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c4268; }
.text { color: #5c4268; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c4268; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 66 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c4268, #684261); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5C4268?: #5C4268 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Haunted Candelabra. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C4268?: The RGB value is 92, 66, 104: 92 red, 66 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C4268?: The complementary color is #4E6842, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C4268?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.