What color is #5A3288?

#5A3288 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Purple Patch. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A3288?

The RGB value is 90, 50, 136: 90 red, 50 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A3288?

The complementary color is #608832, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A3288?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A3288 color

#5A3288 rgb(90, 50, 136)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5A3288 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 19.6% green and 53.3% blue (90, 50, 136).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 46% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 63% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Purple Patch (#5C2E88), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.35:1).

#5A3288 color codes

HEX	`#5A3288`
RGB	`rgb(90, 50, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 19.6%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 46%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 63%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 63%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.99, 36.22, -41.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.99, 55.06, 311.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.8, 6.232, 23.974)`
Decimal	`5911176`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A3288, 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 #5A3288	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A3288 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	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 #5A3288 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a3288; }
.text { color: #5a3288; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a3288; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 50 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a3288, #853288); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #5A3288?: #5A3288 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Purple Patch. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A3288?: The RGB value is 90, 50, 136: 90 red, 50 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A3288?: The complementary color is #608832, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A3288?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.