What color is #5A4969?

#5A4969 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A4969?

The RGB value is 90, 73, 105: 90 red, 73 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A4969?

The complementary color is #586949, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A4969?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A4969 color

#5A4969 rgb(90, 73, 105)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5A4969 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 28.6% green and 41.2% blue (90, 73, 105).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 18% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.1:1).

#5A4969 color codes

HEX	`#5A4969`
RGB	`rgb(90, 73, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 28.6%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 18%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 30%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 30%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.9, 14.07, -15.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.9, 21.24, 311.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.148, 7.959, 14.416)`
Decimal	`5917033`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A4969, 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 #5A4969	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A4969 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	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 #5A4969 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a4969; }
.text { color: #5a4969; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a4969; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 73 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a4969, #694968); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5A4969?: #5A4969 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A4969?: The RGB value is 90, 73, 105: 90 red, 73 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A4969?: The complementary color is #586949, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A4969?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.