What color is #5A5477?

#5A5477 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Majestic Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A5477?

The RGB value is 90, 84, 119: 90 red, 84 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A5477?

The complementary color is #717754, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A5477?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A5477 color

#5A5477 rgb(90, 84, 119)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5A5477 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 32.9% green and 46.7% blue (90, 84, 119).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 17% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Magic (#555570), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.07:1).

#5A5477 color codes

HEX	`#5A5477`
RGB	`rgb(90, 84, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 32.9%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 17%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 29%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 29%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.56, 10.66, -18.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.56, 21.78, 299.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.716, 9.846, 18.785)`
Decimal	`5919863`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A5477, 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 #5A5477	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A5477 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	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 #5A5477 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a5477; }
.text { color: #5a5477; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a5477; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 84 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a5477, #6c5477); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #5A5477?: #5A5477 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Majestic Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A5477?: The RGB value is 90, 84, 119: 90 red, 84 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A5477?: The complementary color is #717754, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A5477?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.