Information about #5A5170 color

#5A5170 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #5A5170 is classified in the Register under the Violet Color Family, with Low Saturation and Neutral brightness. In numbers: rgb(90, 81, 112) (35.3% red, 31.8% green, 43.9% blue), or CMYK 9 / 12 / 0 / 56 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #5A5170 reads as a softly toned blue-purple violet and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. 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 practically indistinguishable from Safflower (#5A4F74). Slightly further away sit Enigma (#515072) and Hammerhead (#515769).

The recipe behind #5A5170 is rgb(90, 81, 112), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 7.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #5A5170 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#5A5170 color variations

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#5A5170 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 #5A5170

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

Safflower color link
Safflower

#5A4F74

Enigma color link
Enigma

#515072

Hammerhead color link
Hammerhead

#515769

Mobster color link
Mobster

#605A67

Independence color link
Independence

#4C516D

Smoky color link
Smoky

#605D6B

Fedora color link
Fedora

#625665

Covert color link
Covert

#645977

Haast Shale color link
Haast Shale

#515664

Aurora color link
Aurora

#5A4D60

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5A5170
  • RGB90, 81, 112
  • CMYK9, 12, 0, 56
  • CSSrgb(90, 81, 112)
  • HSL257°, 16%, 38%
  • HSL Precise257.419°, 16.062%, 37.843%
  • HSV257°, 28%, 44%
  • HSB257°, 28%, 44%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.353
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.439
  • GLSLvec3(0.353, 0.318, 0.439)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.353, 0.318, 0.439, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.353, 0.318, 0.439)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB35.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.9%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID5A5170
  • DECIMAL ID5919088
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01