What color is #5C5677?

#5C5677 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Majestic Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C5677?

The RGB value is 92, 86, 119: 92 red, 86 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C5677?

The complementary color is #717756, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C5677?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C5677 color

#5C5677 rgb(92, 86, 119)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5C5677 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 33.7% green and 46.7% blue (92, 86, 119).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 16% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Magic (#555570), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.88:1).

#5C5677 color codes

HEX	`#5C5677`
RGB	`rgb(92, 86, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 33.7%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 16%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 28%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 28%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.31, 10.09, -17.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.31, 20.48, 299.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.07, 10.263, 18.847)`
Decimal	`6051447`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C5677, 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 #5C5677	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C5677 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #5C5677 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c5677; }
.text { color: #5c5677; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c5677; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 86 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c5677, #6d5677); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #5C5677?: #5C5677 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Majestic Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C5677?: The RGB value is 92, 86, 119: 92 red, 86 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C5677?: The complementary color is #717756, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C5677?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.