What color is #5A3578?

#5A3578 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Kingfisher Daisy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A3578?

The RGB value is 90, 53, 120: 90 red, 53 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A3578?

The complementary color is #537835, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A3578?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A3578 color

#5A3578 rgb(90, 53, 120)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5A3578 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 20.8% green and 47.1% blue (90, 53, 120).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 39% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 56% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Kingfisher Daisy (#583580), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.48:1).

#5A3578 color codes

HEX	`#5A3578`
RGB	`rgb(90, 53, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 20.8%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 39%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 56%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 56%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.6, 30.3, -32.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.6, 44.14, 313.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.879, 6.076, 18.471)`
Decimal	`5911928`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A3578, 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 #5A3578	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A3578 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	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 #5A3578 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a3578; }
.text { color: #5a3578; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a3578; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 53 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a3578, #783575); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rebecca Purple.

Questions

What color is #5A3578?: #5A3578 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Kingfisher Daisy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A3578?: The RGB value is 90, 53, 120: 90 red, 53 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A3578?: The complementary color is #537835, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A3578?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.