What color is #5A0537?

#5A0537 is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Tyrian Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A0537?

The RGB value is 90, 5, 55: 90 red, 5 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A0537?

The complementary color is #055A28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A0537?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A0537 color

#5A0537 rgb(90, 5, 55)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5A0537 is a very dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 2% green and 21.6% blue (90, 5, 55).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 89% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 94% magenta, 39% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Tyrian Purple (#66023C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.89:1).

#5A0537 color codes

HEX	`#5A0537`
RGB	`rgb(90, 5, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 2%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 89%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 94%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 94%, 39%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.18, 39.52, -6.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.18, 40.08, 350.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.961, 2.559, 3.846)`
Decimal	`5899575`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A0537, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #5A0537	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A0537 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #5A0537 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a0537; }
.text { color: #5a0537; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a0537; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 5 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a0537, #5a050c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5A0537?: #5A0537 is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Tyrian Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A0537?: The RGB value is 90, 5, 55: 90 red, 5 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A0537?: The complementary color is #055A28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A0537?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.