What color is #5A5978?

#5A5978 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Majestic Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A5978?

The RGB value is 90, 89, 120: 90 red, 89 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A5978?

The complementary color is #777859, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A5978?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A5978 color

#5A5978 rgb(90, 89, 120)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5A5978 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 34.9% green and 47.1% blue (90, 89, 120).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 15% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Magic (#555570), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.7:1).

#5A5978 color codes

HEX	`#5A5978`
RGB	`rgb(90, 89, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 34.9%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 15%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 26%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 26%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.03, 7.79, -17.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.03, 19.02, 294.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.178, 10.674, 19.237)`
Decimal	`5921144`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A5978, 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 #5A5978	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A5978 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	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 #5A5978 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a5978; }
.text { color: #5a5978; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a5978; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 89 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a5978, #6a5978); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5A5978?: #5A5978 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Majestic Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A5978?: The RGB value is 90, 89, 120: 90 red, 89 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A5978?: The complementary color is #777859, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A5978?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.