What color is #5C536A?

#5C536A is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C536A?

The RGB value is 92, 83, 106: 92 red, 83 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C536A?

The complementary color is #616A53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C536A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C536A color

#5C536A rgb(92, 83, 106)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5C536A is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 32.5% green and 41.6% blue (92, 83, 106).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 12% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Freefall (#565266), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.24:1).

#5C536A color codes

HEX	`#5C536A`
RGB	`rgb(92, 83, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 32.5%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 12%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 22%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 22%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.93, 8.72, -11.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.93, 14.74, 306.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.108, 9.502, 14.935)`
Decimal	`6050666`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C536A, 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 #5C536A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C536A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	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 #5C536A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c536a; }
.text { color: #5c536a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c536a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 83 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c536a, #68536a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5C536A?: #5C536A is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C536A?: The RGB value is 92, 83, 106: 92 red, 83 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C536A?: The complementary color is #616A53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C536A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.