#5C1E7B Color

#5C1E7B is rgb(92, 30, 123) in RGB, hsl(280, 61%, 30%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 76%, 0%, 52%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is KSU Purple (#512888), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.34. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5C1E7B

HEX#5C1E7B

RGBrgb(92, 30, 123)

HSLhsl(280, 61%, 30%)

HSVhsv(280, 76%, 48%)

CMYKcmyk(25%, 76%, 0%, 52%)

OKLCHoklch(37.9% 0.153 311.7)

LABlab(25.30% 40.07 -40.61)

LCHlch(25.30% 57.05 314.61)

What #5C1E7B Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #5C1E7B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

KSU Purple#512888ΔE 8.34 Eminence#6C3082ΔE 8.61 Spanish Violet#4C2882ΔE 8.85 Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 10.16 Zinzolin#6C0277ΔE 10.92 Purple Heart#69359CΔE 10.96

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#5C1E7B Channel Values

How #5C1E7B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 92 · G 30 · B 123	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 280° · S 61% · L 30%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 280° · S 76% · V 48%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 25% · M 76% · Y 0% · K 52%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	10.9:1 vs white · 1.93:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5C1E7B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text10.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #5C1E7B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5C1E7B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #5C1E7B

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #5C1E7B Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#5C1E7B

Protanopia#30307B

Protanomaly#45297B

Deuteranopia#3B3B7A

Deuteranomaly#4A327B

Tritanopia#523636

Tritanomaly#562E59

Achromatopsia#3D3D3D

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Using #5C1E7B in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-5c1e7b: #5C1E7B;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5C1E7B;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5c1e7b': '#5C1E7B' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.361, green: 0.118, blue: 0.482)

Android XML<color name="color_5c1e7b">#5C1E7B</color>

SVG fillfill="#5C1E7B"

More Purple Colors

#5C1E7B sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

5d0ec0 5b0a91 5d1c6d 592d86 5f4b8b 59168b 602f6b 590080 6231c4 58427c 660099 563c5c 69359c 7f01fe 9370db 9966ff aa00ff b981ee cc33ff dab2ff ebdbfa 1d0731 330066 470066

#5C1E7B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5C1E7B?

#5C1E7B is a dark purple — rgb(92, 30, 123) in RGB and hsl(280, 61%, 30%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is KSU Purple (#512888), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.34.

What is the RGB value of #5C1E7B?

#5C1E7B is rgb(92, 30, 123) — red 92, green 30, and blue 123 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5C1E7B?

#5C1E7B converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 76%, 0%, 52%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5C1E7B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #5C1E7B scores 10.9:1 against white and 1.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5C1E7B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5C1E7B is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is rebeccapurple (#663399) at a CIE76 distance of 10.16, which is visibly different.

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