What color is #5A176F?

#5A176F is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Velvet Vortex. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A176F?

The RGB value is 90, 23, 111: 90 red, 23 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A176F?

The complementary color is #2C6F17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A176F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A176F color

#5A176F rgb(90, 23, 111)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5A176F is a dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 9% green and 43.5% blue (90, 23, 111).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 66% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 79% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Vortex (#540D6E), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.75:1).

#5A176F color codes

HEX	`#5A176F`
RGB	`rgb(90, 23, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 9%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 66%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 79%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 79%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.45, 43.36, -36.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.45, 56.48, 320.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.392, 3.934, 15.406)`
Decimal	`5904239`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A176F, 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 #5A176F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A176F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	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 #5A176F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a176f; }
.text { color: #5a176f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a176f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 23 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a176f, #6f1758); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indigo.

Questions

What color is #5A176F?: #5A176F is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Velvet Vortex. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A176F?: The RGB value is 90, 23, 111: 90 red, 23 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A176F?: The complementary color is #2C6F17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A176F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.