What color is #5A4BC4?

#5A4BC4 is a moderate blue, closest to the named color Royal Nightcore. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A4BC4?

The RGB value is 90, 75, 196: 90 red, 75 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A4BC4?

The complementary color is #B5C44B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A4BC4?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A4BC4 color

#5A4BC4 rgb(90, 75, 196)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5A4BC4 is a moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 29.4% green and 76.9% blue (90, 75, 196).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 51% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 62% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Royal Nightcore (#533CC6), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.48:1).

#5A4BC4 color codes

HEX	`#5A4BC4`
RGB	`rgb(90, 75, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 29.4%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 51%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 62%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 62%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.9, 39.06, -61.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.9, 72.8, 302.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.693, 11.19, 53.494)`
Decimal	`5917636`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A4BC4, 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 #5A4BC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A4BC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #5A4BC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a4bc4; }
.text { color: #5a4bc4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a4bc4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 75 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a4bc4, #964bc4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #5A4BC4?: #5A4BC4 is a moderate blue, closest to the named color Royal Nightcore. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A4BC4?: The RGB value is 90, 75, 196: 90 red, 75 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A4BC4?: The complementary color is #B5C44B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A4BC4?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.