What color is #5A577E?

#5A577E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A577E?

The RGB value is 90, 87, 126: 90 red, 87 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A577E?

The complementary color is #7B7E57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A577E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A577E color

#5A577E rgb(90, 87, 126)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5A577E is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 34.1% green and 49.4% blue (90, 87, 126).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 18% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.78:1).

#5A577E color codes

HEX	`#5A577E`
RGB	`rgb(90, 87, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 34.1%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 18%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 31%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 31%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.72, 10.65, -21.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.72, 24, 296.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.39, 10.496, 21.161)`
Decimal	`5920638`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A577E, 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 #5A577E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A577E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	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 #5A577E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a577e; }
.text { color: #5a577e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a577e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 87 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a577e, #6d577e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #5A577E?: #5A577E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A577E?: The RGB value is 90, 87, 126: 90 red, 87 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A577E?: The complementary color is #7B7E57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A577E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.