What color is #5A5069?

#5A5069 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A5069?

The RGB value is 90, 80, 105: 90 red, 80 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A5069?

The complementary color is #5F6950, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A5069?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A5069 color

#5A5069 rgb(90, 80, 105)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5A5069 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 31.4% green and 41.2% blue (90, 80, 105).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 14% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Freefall (#565266), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.54:1).

#5A5069 color codes

HEX	`#5A5069`
RGB	`rgb(90, 80, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 31.4%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 14%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 24%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 24%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.85, 9.64, -12.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.85, 16.12, 306.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.634, 8.931, 14.578)`
Decimal	`5918825`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A5069, 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 #5A5069	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A5069 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	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 #5A5069 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a5069; }
.text { color: #5a5069; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a5069; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 80 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a5069, #675069); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5A5069?: #5A5069 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A5069?: The RGB value is 90, 80, 105: 90 red, 80 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A5069?: The complementary color is #5F6950, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A5069?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.