What color is #5A5192?

#5A5192 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Twilight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A5192?

The RGB value is 90, 81, 146: 90 red, 81 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A5192?

The complementary color is #899251, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A5192?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A5192 color

#5A5192 rgb(90, 81, 146)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5A5192 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 31.8% green and 57.3% blue (90, 81, 146).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 29% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Twilight (#4E518B), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#5A5192 color codes

HEX	`#5A5192`
RGB	`rgb(90, 81, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 31.8%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 29%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 45%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 45%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.08, 20.11, -34.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.08, 40.09, 300.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.346, 10.133, 28.494)`
Decimal	`5919122`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A5192, 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 #5A5192	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A5192 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	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 #5A5192 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a5192; }
.text { color: #5a5192; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a5192; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 81 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a5192, #7b5192); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #5A5192?: #5A5192 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Twilight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A5192?: The RGB value is 90, 81, 146: 90 red, 81 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A5192?: The complementary color is #899251, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A5192?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.