What color is #5A3E84?

#5A3E84 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Kingfisher Daisy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A3E84?

The RGB value is 90, 62, 132: 90 red, 62 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A3E84?

The complementary color is #68843E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A3E84?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A3E84 color

#5A3E84 rgb(90, 62, 132)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5A3E84 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 24.3% green and 51.8% blue (90, 62, 132).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 36% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Kingfisher Daisy (#583580), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.55:1).

#5A3E84 color codes

HEX	`#5A3E84`
RGB	`rgb(90, 62, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 24.3%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 36%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 53%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 53%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.45, 28.03, -35.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.45, 44.89, 308.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.103, 7.285, 22.699)`
Decimal	`5914244`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A3E84, 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 #5A3E84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A3E84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	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 #5A3E84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a3e84; }
.text { color: #5a3e84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a3e84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 62 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a3e84, #7d3e84); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5A3E84?: #5A3E84 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Kingfisher Daisy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A3E84?: The RGB value is 90, 62, 132: 90 red, 62 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A3E84?: The complementary color is #68843E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A3E84?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.