What color is #5A627E?

#5A627E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A627E?

The RGB value is 90, 98, 126: 90 red, 98 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A627E?

The complementary color is #7E765A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A627E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A627E color

#5A627E rgb(90, 98, 126)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5A627E is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 38.4% green and 49.4% blue (90, 98, 126).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 17% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Violet (#4F566C), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.03:1).

#5A627E color codes

HEX	`#5A627E`
RGB	`rgb(90, 98, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 38.4%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 17%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 29%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 22%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.87, 3.81, -16.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.87, 17.09, 282.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.349, 12.415, 21.48)`
Decimal	`5923454`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A627E, 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 #5A627E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A627E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	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 #5A627E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a627e; }
.text { color: #5a627e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a627e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 98 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a627e, #645a7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #5A627E?: #5A627E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A627E?: The RGB value is 90, 98, 126: 90 red, 98 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A627E?: The complementary color is #7E765A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A627E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.