What color is #5A4C6B?

#5A4C6B 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 #5A4C6B?

The RGB value is 90, 76, 107: 90 red, 76 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A4C6B?

The complementary color is #5D6B4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A4C6B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A4C6B color

#5A4C6B rgb(90, 76, 107)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5A4C6B is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 29.8% green and 42% blue (90, 76, 107).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 17% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.83:1).

#5A4C6B color codes

HEX	`#5A4C6B`
RGB	`rgb(90, 76, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 29.8%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 17%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 29%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 29%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.81, 12.66, -15.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.81, 20.21, 308.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.454, 8.404, 15.031)`
Decimal	`5917803`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A4C6B, 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 #5A4C6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A4C6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	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 #5A4C6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a4c6b; }
.text { color: #5a4c6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a4c6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 76 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a4c6b, #6a4c6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5A4C6B?: #5A4C6B 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 #5A4C6B?: The RGB value is 90, 76, 107: 90 red, 76 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A4C6B?: The complementary color is #5D6B4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A4C6B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.