Information about #5A4988 color

#5A4988 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #5A4988 is classified in the Register under the Violet Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(90, 73, 136) — 35.3% red, 28.6% green, 53.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 18 / 25 / 0 / 47. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A moderately toned blue-purple violet, #5A4988 carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Gigas (#564786). Slightly further away sit Victoria (#534491) and Daisy Bush (#5B3E90).

The recipe behind #5A4988 is rgb(90, 73, 136), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 7.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #5A4988 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#5A4988 color variations

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#5A4988 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #5A4988

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Gigas color link
Gigas

#564786

Victoria color link
Victoria

#534491

Daisy Bush color link
Daisy Bush

#5B3E90

Cyber Grape color link
Cyber Grape

#58427C

Twilight color link
Twilight

#4E518B

Fascinator color link
Fascinator

#4F4081

Purple Navy color link
Purple Navy

#4E5180

Dusk color link
Dusk

#4E5481

Blue Gem color link
Blue Gem

#4B3C8E

Safflower color link
Safflower

#5A4F74

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5A4988
  • RGB90, 73, 136
  • CMYK18, 25, 0, 47
  • CSSrgb(90, 73, 136)
  • HSL256°, 30%, 41%
  • HSL Precise256.19°, 30.144%, 40.98%
  • HSV256°, 46%, 53%
  • HSB256°, 46%, 53%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.353
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.533
  • GLSLvec3(0.353, 0.286, 0.533)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.353, 0.286, 0.533, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.353, 0.286, 0.533)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB35.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB53.3%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID5A4988
  • DECIMAL ID5917064
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01