What color is #5A3563?

#5A3563 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Long Passionate Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A3563?

The RGB value is 90, 53, 99: 90 red, 53 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A3563?

The complementary color is #3E6335, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A3563?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A3563 color

#5A3563 rgb(90, 53, 99)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5A3563 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 20.8% green and 38.8% blue (90, 53, 99).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 30% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Long Passionate Night (#5B365E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.89:1).

#5A3563 color codes

HEX	`#5A3563`
RGB	`rgb(90, 53, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 20.8%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 30%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 46%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 46%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.44, 25.2, -20.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.44, 32.51, 320.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.741, 5.621, 12.479)`
Decimal	`5911907`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A3563, 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 #5A3563	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A3563 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	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 #5A3563 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a3563; }
.text { color: #5a3563; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a3563; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 53 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a3563, #633555); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #5A3563?: #5A3563 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Long Passionate Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A3563?: The RGB value is 90, 53, 99: 90 red, 53 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A3563?: The complementary color is #3E6335, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A3563?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.