What color is #5A3961?

#5A3961 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Long Passionate Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A3961?

The RGB value is 90, 57, 97: 90 red, 57 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A3961?

The complementary color is #406139, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A3961?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A3961 color

#5A3961 rgb(90, 57, 97)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5A3961 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 22.4% green and 38% blue (90, 57, 97).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 26% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Long Passionate Night (#5B365E), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.58:1).

#5A3961 color codes

HEX	`#5A3961`
RGB	`rgb(90, 57, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 22.4%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 26%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 41%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 41%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.32, 22.28, -17.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.32, 28.56, 321.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.837, 5.963, 12.045)`
Decimal	`5912929`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A3961, 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 #5A3961	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A3961 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	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 #5A3961 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a3961; }
.text { color: #5a3961; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a3961; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 57 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a3961, #613954); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #5A3961?: #5A3961 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Long Passionate Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A3961?: The RGB value is 90, 57, 97: 90 red, 57 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A3961?: The complementary color is #406139, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A3961?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.