What color is #5A385B?

#5A385B is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Long Passionate Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A385B?

The RGB value is 90, 56, 91: 90 red, 56 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A385B?

The complementary color is #395B38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A385B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A385B color

#5A385B rgb(90, 56, 91)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5A385B is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 22% green and 35.7% blue (90, 56, 91).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 24% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Long Passionate Night (#5B365E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.76:1).

#5A385B color codes

HEX	`#5A385B`
RGB	`rgb(90, 56, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 22%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 24%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 38%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 38%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.79, 21.57, -14.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.79, 26.16, 325.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.519, 5.758, 10.611)`
Decimal	`5912667`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A385B, 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 #5A385B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A385B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	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 #5A385B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a385b; }
.text { color: #5a385b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a385b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 56 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a385b, #5b384b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5A385B?: #5A385B is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Long Passionate Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A385B?: The RGB value is 90, 56, 91: 90 red, 56 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A385B?: The complementary color is #395B38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A385B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.