What color is #5A36C9?

#5A36C9 is a moderate violet, closest to the named color Blurple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A36C9?

The RGB value is 90, 54, 201: 90 red, 54 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A36C9?

The complementary color is #A5C936, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A36C9?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A36C9 color

#5A36C9 rgb(90, 54, 201)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5A36C9 is a moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 21.2% green and 78.8% blue (90, 54, 201).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 58% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 73% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Blurple (#5539CC), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.48:1).

#5A36C9 color codes

HEX	`#5A36C9`
RGB	`rgb(90, 54, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 21.2%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 58%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 73%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 73%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.04, 52.2, -70.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.04, 87.85, 306.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.075, 9.028, 56.143)`
Decimal	`5912265`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A36C9, 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 #5A36C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A36C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	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 #5A36C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a36c9; }
.text { color: #5a36c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a36c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 54 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a36c9, #a436c9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Grape.

Questions

What color is #5A36C9?: #5A36C9 is a moderate violet, closest to the named color Blurple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A36C9?: The RGB value is 90, 54, 201: 90 red, 54 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A36C9?: The complementary color is #A5C936, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A36C9?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.