What color is #5A455D?

#5A455D is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A455D?

The RGB value is 90, 69, 93: 90 red, 69 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A455D?

The complementary color is #485D45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A455D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A455D color

#5A455D rgb(90, 69, 93)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5A455D is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 27.1% green and 36.5% blue (90, 69, 93).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 15% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.59:1).

#5A455D color codes

HEX	`#5A455D`
RGB	`rgb(90, 69, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 27.1%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 15%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 26%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 26%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.3, 13.8, -10.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.3, 17.48, 322.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.32, 7.22, 11.309)`
Decimal	`5915997`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A455D, 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 #5A455D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A455D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	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 #5A455D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a455d; }
.text { color: #5a455d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a455d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 69 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a455d, #5d4554); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5A455D?: #5A455D is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A455D?: The RGB value is 90, 69, 93: 90 red, 69 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A455D?: The complementary color is #485D45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A455D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.