What color is #5A3854?

#5A3854 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A3854?

The RGB value is 90, 56, 84: 90 red, 56 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A3854?

The complementary color is #385A3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A3854?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A3854 color

#5A3854 rgb(90, 56, 84)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5A3854 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 22% green and 32.9% blue (90, 56, 84).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 23% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 7% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Purple Prose (#543254), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.87:1).

#5A3854 color codes

HEX	`#5A3854`
RGB	`rgb(90, 56, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 22%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 23%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 38%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 7%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.49, 20.09, -10.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.49, 22.77, 331.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.231, 5.642, 9.094)`
Decimal	`5912660`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A3854, 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 #5A3854	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A3854 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	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 #5A3854 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a3854; }
.text { color: #5a3854; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a3854; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 56 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a3854, #5a3843); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5A3854?: #5A3854 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A3854?: The RGB value is 90, 56, 84: 90 red, 56 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A3854?: The complementary color is #385A3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A3854?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.