What color is #5A2F60?

#5A2F60 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Imperial Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A2F60?

The RGB value is 90, 47, 96: 90 red, 47 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A2F60?

The complementary color is #35602F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A2F60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A2F60 color

#5A2F60 rgb(90, 47, 96)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5A2F60 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 18.4% green and 37.6% blue (90, 47, 96).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 34% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 51% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Purple (#5B3167), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.45:1).

#5A2F60 color codes

HEX	`#5A2F60`
RGB	`rgb(90, 47, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 18.4%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 34%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 51%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 51%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.88, 28.13, -21.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.88, 35.12, 323.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.344, 5.052, 11.652)`
Decimal	`5910368`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A2F60, 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 #5A2F60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A2F60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	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 #5A2F60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a2f60; }
.text { color: #5a2f60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a2f60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 47 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a2f60, #602f4d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #5A2F60?: #5A2F60 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Imperial Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A2F60?: The RGB value is 90, 47, 96: 90 red, 47 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A2F60?: The complementary color is #35602F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A2F60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.