What color is #5C5F92?

#5C5F92 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Potion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C5F92?

The RGB value is 92, 95, 146: 92 red, 95 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C5F92?

The complementary color is #928F5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C5F92?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C5F92 color

#5C5F92 rgb(92, 95, 146)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5C5F92 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 37.3% green and 57.3% blue (92, 95, 146).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 23% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Potion (#5D6098), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#5C5F92 color codes

HEX	`#5C5F92`
RGB	`rgb(92, 95, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 37.3%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 23%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 37%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 35%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.05, 11.88, -28.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.05, 30.8, 292.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.693, 12.535, 28.887)`
Decimal	`6053778`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C5F92, 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 #5C5F92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C5F92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	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 #5C5F92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c5f92; }
.text { color: #5c5f92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c5f92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 95 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c5f92, #745c92); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #5C5F92?: #5C5F92 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Potion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C5F92?: The RGB value is 92, 95, 146: 92 red, 95 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C5F92?: The complementary color is #928F5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C5F92?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.