What color is #5A2F70?

#5A2F70 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Purple Seduction. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A2F70?

The RGB value is 90, 47, 112: 90 red, 47 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A2F70?

The complementary color is #45702F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A2F70?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A2F70 color

#5A2F70 rgb(90, 47, 112)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5A2F70 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 18.4% green and 43.9% blue (90, 47, 112).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 41% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 58% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Purple Seduction (#522A6F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.12:1).

#5A2F70 color codes

HEX	`#5A2F70`
RGB	`rgb(90, 47, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 18.4%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 41%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 58%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 58%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.78, 31.83, -29.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.78, 43.68, 316.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.157, 5.377, 15.934)`
Decimal	`5910384`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A2F70, 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 #5A2F70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A2F70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	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 #5A2F70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a2f70; }
.text { color: #5a2f70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a2f70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 47 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a2f70, #702f65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #5A2F70?: #5A2F70 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Purple Seduction. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A2F70?: The RGB value is 90, 47, 112: 90 red, 47 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A2F70?: The complementary color is #45702F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A2F70?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.