What color is #5C4476?

#5C4476 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Drifting Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C4476?

The RGB value is 92, 68, 118: 92 red, 68 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C4476?

The complementary color is #5E7644, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C4476?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C4476 color

#5C4476 rgb(92, 68, 118)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5C4476 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 26.7% green and 46.3% blue (92, 68, 118).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 27% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Drifting Violet (#5B4276), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.26:1).

#5C4476 color codes

HEX	`#5C4476`
RGB	`rgb(92, 68, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 26.7%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 27%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 42%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 42%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.39, 21.18, -24.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.39, 32.65, 310.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.75, 7.718, 18.112)`
Decimal	`6046838`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C4476, 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 #5C4476	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C4476 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	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 #5C4476 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c4476; }
.text { color: #5c4476; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c4476; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 68 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c4476, #754476); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #5C4476?: #5C4476 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Drifting Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C4476?: The RGB value is 92, 68, 118: 92 red, 68 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C4476?: The complementary color is #5E7644, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C4476?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.