What color is #5A2358?

#5A2358 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 #5A2358?

The RGB value is 90, 35, 88: 90 red, 35 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A2358?

The complementary color is #235A25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A2358?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A2358 color

#5A2358 rgb(90, 35, 88)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5A2358 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 13.7% green and 34.5% blue (90, 35, 88).

Its hue angle is 302°, with 44% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 2% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Purple Velour (#581A57), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.56:1).

#5A2358 color codes

HEX	`#5A2358`
RGB	`rgb(90, 35, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 13.7%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(302, 44%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(302, 61%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 2%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.94, 33.15, -20.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.94, 38.92, 328.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.579, 4.081, 9.672)`
Decimal	`5907288`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A2358, 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 #5A2358	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A2358 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	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 #5A2358 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a2358; }
.text { color: #5a2358; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a2358; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 35 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a2358, #5a233c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #5A2358?: #5A2358 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 #5A2358?: The RGB value is 90, 35, 88: 90 red, 35 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A2358?: The complementary color is #235A25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A2358?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.