What color is #5A366A?

#5A366A is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Protégé. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A366A?

The RGB value is 90, 54, 106: 90 red, 54 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A366A?

The complementary color is #466A36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A366A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A366A color

#5A366A rgb(90, 54, 106)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5A366A is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 21.2% green and 41.6% blue (90, 54, 106).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 33% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Purple Protégé (#593569), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.68:1).

#5A366A color codes

HEX	`#5A366A`
RGB	`rgb(90, 54, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 21.2%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 33%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 49%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 49%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.04, 26.23, -24.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.04, 35.62, 317.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.137, 5.853, 14.334)`
Decimal	`5912170`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A366A, 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 #5A366A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A366A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	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 #5A366A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a366a; }
.text { color: #5a366a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a366a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 54 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a366a, #6a3660); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #5A366A?: #5A366A is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Protégé. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A366A?: The RGB value is 90, 54, 106: 90 red, 54 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A366A?: The complementary color is #466A36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A366A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.