#5c4f6a Color Information

#5c4f6a Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #5c4f6a, and its official name is Blackcurrant Elixir. In RGB, it consists of 36.1% Red, 31.0% Green, and 41.6% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 13.2% Cyan, 25.5% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 58.4% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 268.9°, with saturation of 14.6% and lightness of 36.3%. The decimal value for #5c4f6a is 6049642, and its nearest "web safe" color is #666666. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #5c4f6a is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#5c4f6a Copy
  • NameThe common name of this colorBlackcurrant Elixir Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color92, 79, 106 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color36.1%, 31.0%, 41.6% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.639, 0.690, 0.584 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.132, 0.255, 0, 0.584 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color268.9°, 14.6%, 36.3% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color268.9°, 25.5%, 41.6% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color9.811, 8.908, 14.838 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color92, 79, 106 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code6049642 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color35.806, 11.244, -13.599 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)35.806, 17.645, 309.584 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color35.806, 5.106, -19.441 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color29.846, 6.446, -8.584 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.292, 0.265, 8.908 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4284239722 / 0xff5c4f6a Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#666666 Copy
Last Updated: October 14, 2024

Shades of #5c4f6a

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #5c4f6a, its pure hue is 268.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 14.6%, and its lightness is 36.3%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #5c4f6a, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #0c0a0d to #51455d.

Tints of #5c4f6a

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #5c4f6a, its pure hue is 268.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 14.6%, and its lightness is 36.3%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #5c4f6a, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #70657d to #ebe9ec.

Tones of #5c4f6a

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #5c4f6a, its pure hue is 268.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 14.6%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #5c4f6a, which range from #5d5d5d (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #5900b9 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #5c4f6a

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #5c4f6a! For #5c4f6a, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #5c4f6a. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #5c4f6a

This color, #5c4f6a, consists of 36.1% Red, 31.0% Green, and 41.6% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 92, Green = 79, Blue = 106. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #5c4f6a is 13.2% Cyan, 25.5% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 58.4% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R36.1%
C13.2%
G31.0%
M25.5%
B41.6%
Y0.0%
K58.4%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 92 79 106
Octal 134 117 152
Hexa #5c #4f #6a
Binary 01011100 01001111 01101010
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 13 25 0 58
Octal 15 31 0 72
Hexa #0d #19 #00 #3a
Binary 00001101 00011001 00000000 00111010

Analogous Colors of #5c4f6a

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #5c4f6a — which has hue 268.9° — its analogous colors are located at 238.9° and 298.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #5c4f6a.

Triadic Colors of #5c4f6a

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #5c4f6a — which has hue 268.9° — its triadic colors are located at 28.9° and 268.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #5c4f6a.

Complementary Color of #5c4f6a

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #5c4f6a — which has hue 268.9° — its complementary color is located at 88.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #5c4f6a.

Split Complementary Colors of #5c4f6a

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #5c4f6a — which has hue 268.9° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 58.9° and 268.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #5c4f6a.

Tetradic Colors of #5c4f6a

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #5c4f6a — which has hue 268.9° — its tetradic colors are located at 178.9°, 268.9°, 358.9°, and 88.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #5c4f6a.

Monochromatic Colors of #5c4f6a

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #5c4f6a, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #2e2b32 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #8a71a4 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #5c4f6a

We want to make getting started with #5c4f6a on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #5c4f6a into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #5c4f6a can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #5c4f6a with other HTML elements.

#5c4f6a Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #5c4f6a.
<span style="color: #5c4f6a;">The color of this text is #5c4f6a.</span>

#5c4f6a Background Color

The background color for this text is #5c4f6a.
<div style="background-color: #5c4f6a; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #5c4f6a.</div>

#5c4f6a Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #5c4f6a.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #5c4f6a;">This color for the shadow of this text is #5c4f6a.</span>

#5c4f6a Border Color

This is a div with border color #5c4f6a.
<div style="border: #5c4f6a 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #5c4f6a.</div>

#5c4f6a Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #5c4f6a on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #5c4f6a; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #5c4f6a on a white background.</div></div>

#5c4f6a Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #5c4f6a on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #5c4f6a; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #5c4f6a on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #5c4f6a to White

This is a gradient from #5c4f6a to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#5c4f6a,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#5c4f6a,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#5c4f6a,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#5c4f6a,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #5c4f6a to white.</div>

Gradient from #5c4f6a to Black

This is a gradient from #5c4f6a to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#5c4f6a,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#5c4f6a,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#5c4f6a,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#5c4f6a,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #5c4f6a to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #5c4f6a

In addition to using #5c4f6a on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #5c4f6a in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #5c4f6a, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 92, Green = 79, Blue = 106). If you need details about the color coordinates of #5c4f6a in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #5c4f6a
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(92, 79, 106)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #5c4f6a; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #5c4f6a; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #5c4f6a; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(92, 79, 106);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#5c4f6a")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:92, green:79, blue:106, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:92 green:79 blue:106 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(92f, 79f, 106f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(92, 79, 106);
 

#5c4f6a Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #5c4f6a the same way. For those with color blindness, #5c4f6a might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #5c4f6a looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #5c4f6a is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #5c4f6a looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #5c4f6a will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #5c4f6a is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 7.5:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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