What color is #5A2352?

#5A2352 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Velour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A2352?

The RGB value is 90, 35, 82: 90 red, 35 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A2352?

The complementary color is #235A2B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A2352?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A2352 color

#5A2352 rgb(90, 35, 82)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5A2352 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 13.7% green and 32.2% blue (90, 35, 82).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 44% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 9% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Purple Velour (#581A57), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.69:1).

#5A2352 color codes

HEX	`#5A2352`
RGB	`rgb(90, 35, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 13.7%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 44%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 61%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 9%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.62, 31.99, -16.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.62, 36.17, 332.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.34, 3.985, 8.416)`
Decimal	`5907282`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A2352, 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 #5A2352	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A2352 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	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 #5A2352 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a2352; }
.text { color: #5a2352; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a2352; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 35 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a2352, #5a2337); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #5A2352?: #5A2352 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Velour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A2352?: The RGB value is 90, 35, 82: 90 red, 35 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A2352?: The complementary color is #235A2B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A2352?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.