What color is #5A4371?

#5A4371 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Drifting Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A4371?

The RGB value is 90, 67, 113: 90 red, 67 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A4371?

The complementary color is #5A7143, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A4371?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A4371 color

#5A4371 rgb(90, 67, 113)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5A4371 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 26.3% green and 44.3% blue (90, 67, 113).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 26% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Drifting Violet (#5B4276), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.48:1).

#5A4371 color codes

HEX	`#5A4371`
RGB	`rgb(90, 67, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 26.3%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 26%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 41%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 41%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.66, 19.87, -22.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.66, 30.29, 311)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.204, 7.38, 16.559)`
Decimal	`5915505`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A4371, 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 #5A4371	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A4371 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	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 #5A4371 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a4371; }
.text { color: #5a4371; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a4371; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 67 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a4371, #714371); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #5A4371?: #5A4371 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Drifting Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A4371?: The RGB value is 90, 67, 113: 90 red, 67 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A4371?: The complementary color is #5A7143, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A4371?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.