What color is #5A5A90?

#5A5A90 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Piccadilly Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A5A90?

The RGB value is 90, 90, 144: 90 red, 90 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A5A90?

The complementary color is #90905A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A5A90?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A5A90 color

#5A5A90 rgb(90, 90, 144)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5A5A90 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 35.3% green and 56.5% blue (90, 90, 144).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 23% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Piccadilly Purple (#51588E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.36:1).

#5A5A90 color codes

HEX	`#5A5A90`
RGB	`rgb(90, 90, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 35.3%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 23%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 37%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 37%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.41, 13.85, -29.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.41, 32.86, 294.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.905, 11.499, 27.92)`
Decimal	`5921424`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A5A90, 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 #5A5A90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A5A90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	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 #5A5A90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a5a90; }
.text { color: #5a5a90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a5a90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 90 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a5a90, #755a90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #5A5A90?: #5A5A90 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Piccadilly Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A5A90?: The RGB value is 90, 90, 144: 90 red, 90 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A5A90?: The complementary color is #90905A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A5A90?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.