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#5C2CCE Color

#5C2CCE is rgb(92, 44, 206) in RGB, hsl(258, 65%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(55%, 79%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Iridescent Indigo (#3C32CD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.49. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5C2CCE
HEX#5C2CCE
RGBrgb(92, 44, 206)
HSLhsl(258, 65%, 49%)
HSVhsv(258, 79%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(55%, 79%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(46.7% 0.227 287.5)
LABlab(33.83% 50.89 -76.84)
LCHlch(33.83% 92.16 303.52)

What #5C2CCE 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 #5C2CCE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Iridescent Indigo#3C32CDΔE 8.49Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 12.21Palatinate Blue#273BE2ΔE 13.88Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 14.22Neon Blue#1B03A3ΔE 15.97Zaffer (Zaffre)#0014A8ΔE 16.14

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

#5C2CCE Channel Values

How #5C2CCE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 92 · G 44 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 258° · S 65% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 258° · S 79% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 55% · M 79% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.76:1 vs white · 2.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5C2CCE 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 text7.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5C2CCE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5C2CCE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5C2CCE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5C2CCE
Complementary
#9DCE2C
Analogous
#2C4CCE
Analogous
#AE2CCE
Triadic
#CE5C2C
Triadic
#2CCE5C
Split comp.
#CEAE2C
Split comp.
#4CCE2C

Tints & Shades of #5C2CCE

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.

Tints

#7246D8
#8863DE
#9F81E4
#B59EEA
#CCBCF1
#E2D9F7

Shades

#5126B5
#442097
#391B7E
#2B1561
#200F48
#13092A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5C2CCE.

How #5C2CCE 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#5C2CCE
Protanopia#3838CE
Protanomaly#4933CE
Deuteranopia#4141CE
Deuteranomaly#4D39CE
Tritanopia#325959
Tritanomaly#464B96
Achromatopsia#525252

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5C2CCE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5c2cce: #5C2CCE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5C2CCE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5c2cce': '#5C2CCE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.361, green: 0.173, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_5c2cce">#5C2CCE</color>
SVG fillfill="#5C2CCE"

More Purple Colors

#5C2CCE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#5C2CCE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5C2CCE?

#5C2CCE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(92, 44, 206) in RGB and hsl(258, 65%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Iridescent Indigo (#3C32CD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.49.

What is the RGB value of #5C2CCE?

#5C2CCE is rgb(92, 44, 206) — red 92, green 44, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5C2CCE?

#5C2CCE converts to approximately cmyk(55%, 79%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5C2CCE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #5C2CCE scores 7.76:1 against white and 2.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5C2CCE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5C2CCE 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 blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 14.22, which is visibly different.

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