What color is #5A37E6?

#5A37E6 is a moderate violet, closest to the named color Meteor Shower. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A37E6?

The RGB value is 90, 55, 230: 90 red, 55 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A37E6?

The complementary color is #C3E637, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A37E6?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A37E6 color

#5A37E6 rgb(90, 55, 230)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5A37E6 is a moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 21.6% green and 90.2% blue (90, 55, 230).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 78% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 76% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Meteor Shower (#5533FF), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.72:1).

#5A37E6 color codes

HEX	`#5A37E6`
RGB	`rgb(90, 55, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 21.6%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 78%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 76%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 76%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.93, 59.94, -82.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.93, 102.05, 305.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.861, 10.618, 75.85)`
Decimal	`5912550`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A37E6, 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 #5A37E6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A37E6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #5A37E6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a37e6; }
.text { color: #5a37e6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a37e6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 55 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a37e6, #b237e6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Blue Violet.

Questions

What color is #5A37E6?: #5A37E6 is a moderate violet, closest to the named color Meteor Shower. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A37E6?: The RGB value is 90, 55, 230: 90 red, 55 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A37E6?: The complementary color is #C3E637, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A37E6?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.