What color is #5C507F?

#5C507F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C507F?

The RGB value is 92, 80, 127: 92 red, 80 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C507F?

The complementary color is #737F50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C507F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C507F color

#5C507F rgb(92, 80, 127)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5C507F is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 31.4% green and 49.8% blue (92, 80, 127).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 23% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Freshly Purpleized (#5C5083), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.22:1).

#5C507F color codes

HEX	`#5C507F`
RGB	`rgb(92, 80, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 31.4%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 23%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 37%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 37%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.01, 15.98, -24.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.01, 29.47, 302.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.112, 9.545, 21.331)`
Decimal	`6049919`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C507F, 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 #5C507F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C507F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	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 #5C507F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c507f; }
.text { color: #5c507f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c507f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 80 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c507f, #74507f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #5C507F?: #5C507F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C507F?: The RGB value is 92, 80, 127: 92 red, 80 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C507F?: The complementary color is #737F50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C507F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.