What color is #5A4E72?

#5A4E72 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Haunted Candelabra. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A4E72?

The RGB value is 90, 78, 114: 90 red, 78 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A4E72?

The complementary color is #66724E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A4E72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A4E72 color

#5A4E72 rgb(90, 78, 114)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5A4E72 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 30.6% green and 44.7% blue (90, 78, 114).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 19% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Haunted Candelabra (#57446A), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.59:1).

#5A4E72 color codes

HEX	`#5A4E72`
RGB	`rgb(90, 78, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 30.6%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 19%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 32%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 32%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.67, 13.15, -18.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.67, 22.96, 304.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.977, 8.837, 17.096)`
Decimal	`5918322`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A4E72, 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 #5A4E72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A4E72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	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 #5A4E72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a4e72; }
.text { color: #5a4e72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a4e72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 78 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a4e72, #6c4e72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5A4E72?: #5A4E72 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Haunted Candelabra. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A4E72?: The RGB value is 90, 78, 114: 90 red, 78 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A4E72?: The complementary color is #66724E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A4E72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.