What color is #5C537B?

#5C537B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C537B?

The RGB value is 92, 83, 123: 92 red, 83 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C537B?

The complementary color is #727B53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C537B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C537B color

#5C537B rgb(92, 83, 123)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5C537B is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 32.5% green and 48.2% blue (92, 83, 123).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 19% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.05:1).

#5C537B color codes

HEX	`#5C537B`
RGB	`rgb(92, 83, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 32.5%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 19%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 33%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 33%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.65, 13.02, -21.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.65, 24.97, 301.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.081, 9.892, 20.061)`
Decimal	`6050683`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C537B, 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 #5C537B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C537B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	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 #5C537B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c537b; }
.text { color: #5c537b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c537b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 83 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c537b, #70537b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #5C537B?: #5C537B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C537B?: The RGB value is 92, 83, 123: 92 red, 83 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C537B?: The complementary color is #727B53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C537B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.