What color is #5A4876?

#5A4876 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Robe. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A4876?

The RGB value is 90, 72, 118: 90 red, 72 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A4876?

The complementary color is #647648, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A4876?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A4876 color

#5A4876 rgb(90, 72, 118)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5A4876 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 28.2% green and 46.3% blue (90, 72, 118).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 24% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Royal Robe (#614A7B), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.01:1).

#5A4876 color codes

HEX	`#5A4876`
RGB	`rgb(90, 72, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 28.2%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 24%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 39%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 39%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.22, 18, -23.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.22, 29.64, 307.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.803, 8.116, 18.186)`
Decimal	`5916790`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A4876, 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 #5A4876	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A4876 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	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 #5A4876 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a4876; }
.text { color: #5a4876; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a4876; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 72 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a4876, #714876); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #5A4876?: #5A4876 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Robe. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A4876?: The RGB value is 90, 72, 118: 90 red, 72 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A4876?: The complementary color is #647648, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A4876?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.