Close to Eggplant
#5C4961
#5C4961 is a dark, soft, grayish purple, close to the color Eggplant. In RGB it’s made of 36.1% red, 28.6% green, and 38% blue. Its hue is 288°, with 14% saturation and 33% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #5C4961.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
8.14:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.58:1 FailThis color as text on white
8.14:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.58:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #5C4961 as they’d see it.
#5C4961 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #5C4961
What color is #5C4961?
#5C4961 is a dark, soft, grayish purple, close to the color Eggplant. In RGB it’s made of 36.1% red, 28.6% green, and 38% blue. Its hue is 288°, with 14% saturation and 33% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #5C4961 in RGB?
#5C4961 is rgb(92, 73, 97): 92 red, 73 green, and 97 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #5C4961 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(5, 25, 0, 62). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #5C4961?
PANTONE 438 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #5C4961?
Its complement #42553D gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.