Palettes / Colors / #5C19A6

#5C19A6 — Purple

#5C19A6 is a purple color we call Purple, closest to the named color Indigo (#4B0082). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: indigo (#4B0082) — not an exact match. CSS indigo gives you #4B0082, a different color; use #5C19A6 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#5C19A6 is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #61A419; it also sits naturally between #191BA4 and #A219A4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 36% · Green 10% · Blue 65%

Cyan 45% · Magenta 85% · Yellow 0% · Key 35%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #5C19A6

.text { color: #5C19A6; }
.background { background-color: #5C19A6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #5C19A6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(92, 25, 166); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(269, 74%, 37%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #5C19A6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(92, 25, 166, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #5C19A6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(92, 25, 166, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#5C19A6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#5C19A6">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #61A419:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #5C19A6: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #5C19A6

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #5C19A6 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #5C19A6 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #5C19A6?

#5C19A6 is Purple, a purple color (RGB 92, 25, 166). Its closest standard named color is Indigo.

What is the RGB and HSL of #5C19A6?

#5C19A6 is RGB 92, 25, 166 — HSL 269°, 74%, 37% — CMYK 45%, 85%, 0%, 35%.

What colors go with #5C19A6?

Its complement is #61A419; analogous partners are #191BA4 and #A219A4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #5C19A6 for text?

White text on #5C19A6 has a contrast ratio of 9.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.14:1.