What color is #5A4F98?

#5A4F98 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Ultrapurple Merge. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A4F98?

The RGB value is 90, 79, 152: 90 red, 79 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A4F98?

The complementary color is #8D984F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A4F98?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A4F98 color

#5A4F98 rgb(90, 79, 152)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5A4F98 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 31% green and 59.6% blue (90, 79, 152).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 32% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 48% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Ultrapurple Merge (#654EA3), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.98:1).

#5A4F98 color codes

HEX	`#5A4F98`
RGB	`rgb(90, 79, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 31%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 32%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 48%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 48%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.9, 23.14, -38.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.9, 45, 300.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.678, 10.032, 30.968)`
Decimal	`5918616`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A4F98, 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 #5A4F98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A4F98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	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 #5A4F98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a4f98; }
.text { color: #5a4f98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a4f98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 79 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a4f98, #7e4f98); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #5A4F98?: #5A4F98 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Ultrapurple Merge. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A4F98?: The RGB value is 90, 79, 152: 90 red, 79 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A4F98?: The complementary color is #8D984F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A4F98?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.