What color is #5A5481?

#5A5481 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A5481?

The RGB value is 90, 84, 129: 90 red, 84 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A5481?

The complementary color is #7B8154, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A5481?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A5481 color

#5A5481 rgb(90, 84, 129)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5A5481 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 32.9% green and 50.6% blue (90, 84, 129).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 21% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Freshly Purpleized (#5C5083), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.95:1).

#5A5481 color codes

HEX	`#5A5481`
RGB	`rgb(90, 84, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 32.9%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 21%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 35%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 35%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.02, 13.36, -24.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.02, 27.84, 298.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.348, 10.099, 22.116)`
Decimal	`5919873`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A5481, 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 #5A5481	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A5481 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	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 #5A5481 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a5481; }
.text { color: #5a5481; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a5481; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 84 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a5481, #715481); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #5A5481?: #5A5481 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A5481?: The RGB value is 90, 84, 129: 90 red, 84 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A5481?: The complementary color is #7B8154, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A5481?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.