What color is #5C57A0?

#5C57A0 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Potion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C57A0?

The RGB value is 92, 87, 160: 92 red, 87 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C57A0?

The complementary color is #9BA057, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C57A0?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C57A0 color

#5C57A0 rgb(92, 87, 160)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5C57A0 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 34.1% green and 62.7% blue (92, 87, 160).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 30% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Potion (#5D6098), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.31:1).

#5C57A0 color codes

HEX	`#5C57A0`
RGB	`rgb(92, 87, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 34.1%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 30%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 46%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 46%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.62, 21.04, -39.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.62, 44.36, 298.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.165, 11.629, 34.749)`
Decimal	`6051744`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C57A0, 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 #5C57A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C57A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	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 #5C57A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c57a0; }
.text { color: #5c57a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c57a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 87 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c57a0, #8157a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #5C57A0?: #5C57A0 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Potion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C57A0?: The RGB value is 92, 87, 160: 92 red, 87 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C57A0?: The complementary color is #9BA057, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C57A0?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.