What color is #5A3E55?

#5A3E55 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Grape Fizz. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A3E55?

The RGB value is 90, 62, 85: 90 red, 62 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A3E55?

The complementary color is #3E5A43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A3E55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A3E55 color

#5A3E55 rgb(90, 62, 85)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5A3E55 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 24.3% green and 33.3% blue (90, 62, 85).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 18% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 6% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Grape Fizz (#64435F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.31:1).

#5A3E55 color codes

HEX	`#5A3E55`
RGB	`rgb(90, 62, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 24.3%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 18%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 31%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 6%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.1, 16.52, -8.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.1, 18.78, 331.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.579, 6.275, 9.405)`
Decimal	`5914197`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A3E55, 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 #5A3E55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A3E55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	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 #5A3E55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a3e55; }
.text { color: #5a3e55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a3e55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 62 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a3e55, #5a3e47); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5A3E55?: #5A3E55 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Grape Fizz. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A3E55?: The RGB value is 90, 62, 85: 90 red, 62 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A3E55?: The complementary color is #3E5A43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A3E55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.