What color is #5A2163?

#5A2163 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Elegant Purple Gown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A2163?

The RGB value is 90, 33, 99: 90 red, 33 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A2163?

The complementary color is #2A6321, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A2163?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A2163 color

#5A2163 rgb(90, 33, 99)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5A2163 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 12.9% green and 38.8% blue (90, 33, 99).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 50% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 67% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Elegant Purple Gown (#552367), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.46:1).

#5A2163 color codes

HEX	`#5A2163`
RGB	`rgb(90, 33, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 12.9%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 50%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 67%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 67%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.2, 36.42, -27.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.2, 45.46, 323.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.012, 4.163, 12.236)`
Decimal	`5906787`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A2163, 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 #5A2163	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A2163 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	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 #5A2163 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a2163; }
.text { color: #5a2163; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a2163; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 33 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a2163, #63214b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #5A2163?: #5A2163 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Elegant Purple Gown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A2163?: The RGB value is 90, 33, 99: 90 red, 33 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A2163?: The complementary color is #2A6321, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A2163?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.