What color is #5A4862?

#5A4862 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 #5A4862?

The RGB value is 90, 72, 98: 90 red, 72 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A4862?

The complementary color is #506248, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A4862?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A4862 color

#5A4862 rgb(90, 72, 98)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5A4862 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 28.2% green and 38.4% blue (90, 72, 98).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 15% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.27:1).

#5A4862 color codes

HEX	`#5A4862`
RGB	`rgb(90, 72, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 28.2%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 15%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 27%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 27%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.33, 13.04, -12.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.33, 17.96, 316.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.738, 7.69, 12.577)`
Decimal	`5916770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A4862, 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 #5A4862	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A4862 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	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 #5A4862 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a4862; }
.text { color: #5a4862; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a4862; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 72 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a4862, #62485d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5A4862?: #5A4862 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 #5A4862?: The RGB value is 90, 72, 98: 90 red, 72 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A4862?: The complementary color is #506248, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A4862?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.