What color is #5A517B?

#5A517B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A517B?

The RGB value is 90, 81, 123: 90 red, 81 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A517B?

The complementary color is #727B51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A517B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A517B color

#5A517B rgb(90, 81, 123)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5A517B is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 31.8% green and 48.2% blue (90, 81, 123).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 21% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Freshly Purpleized (#5C5083), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.25:1).

#5A517B color codes

HEX	`#5A517B`
RGB	`rgb(90, 81, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 31.8%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 21%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 34%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 34%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.91, 13.62, -22.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.91, 26.28, 301.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.733, 9.488, 20.001)`
Decimal	`5919099`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A517B, 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 #5A517B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A517B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	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 #5A517B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a517b; }
.text { color: #5a517b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a517b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 81 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a517b, #6f517b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #5A517B?: #5A517B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A517B?: The RGB value is 90, 81, 123: 90 red, 81 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A517B?: The complementary color is #727B51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A517B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.