What color is #5A4772?

#5A4772 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Haunted Candelabra. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A4772?

The RGB value is 90, 71, 114: 90 red, 71 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A4772?

The complementary color is #5F7247, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A4772?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A4772 color

#5A4772 rgb(90, 71, 114)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5A4772 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 27.8% green and 44.7% blue (90, 71, 114).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 23% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Haunted Candelabra (#57446A), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.14:1).

#5A4772 color codes

HEX	`#5A4772`
RGB	`rgb(90, 71, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 27.8%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 23%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 38%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 38%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.76, 17.6, -21.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.76, 27.99, 308.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.506, 7.895, 16.939)`
Decimal	`5916530`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A4772, 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 #5A4772	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A4772 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	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 #5A4772 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a4772; }
.text { color: #5a4772; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a4772; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 71 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a4772, #704772); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #5A4772?: #5A4772 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Haunted Candelabra. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A4772?: The RGB value is 90, 71, 114: 90 red, 71 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A4772?: The complementary color is #5F7247, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A4772?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.