What color is #5A4D77?

#5A4D77 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A4D77?

The RGB value is 90, 77, 119: 90 red, 77 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A4D77?

The complementary color is #6A774D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A4D77?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A4D77 color

#5A4D77 rgb(90, 77, 119)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5A4D77 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 30.2% green and 46.7% blue (90, 77, 119).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 21% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Freshly Purpleized (#5C5083), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.6:1).

#5A4D77 color codes

HEX	`#5A4D77`
RGB	`rgb(90, 77, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 30.2%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 21%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 35%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 35%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.62, 15.09, -21.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.62, 26.67, 304.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.199, 8.813, 18.613)`
Decimal	`5918071`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A4D77, 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 #5A4D77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A4D77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	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 #5A4D77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a4d77; }
.text { color: #5a4d77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a4d77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 77 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a4d77, #6f4d77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #5A4D77?: #5A4D77 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A4D77?: The RGB value is 90, 77, 119: 90 red, 77 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A4D77?: The complementary color is #6A774D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A4D77?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.