What color is #5A38AA?

#5A38AA is a moderate violet, closest to the named color Royalty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A38AA?

The RGB value is 90, 56, 170: 90 red, 56 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A38AA?

The complementary color is #88AA38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A38AA?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A38AA color

#5A38AA rgb(90, 56, 170)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5A38AA is a moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 22% green and 66.7% blue (90, 56, 170).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 50% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 67% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Royalty (#5930A9), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.14:1).

#5A38AA color codes

HEX	`#5A38AA`
RGB	`rgb(90, 56, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 22%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 50%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 67%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 67%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.78, 42.27, -56.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.78, 70.2, 307.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.884, 7.904, 38.869)`
Decimal	`5912746`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A38AA, 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 #5A38AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A38AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	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 #5A38AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a38aa; }
.text { color: #5a38aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a38aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 56 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a38aa, #9338aa); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5A38AA?: #5A38AA is a moderate violet, closest to the named color Royalty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A38AA?: The RGB value is 90, 56, 170: 90 red, 56 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A38AA?: The complementary color is #88AA38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A38AA?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.