#5A205A Color

#5A205A is rgb(90, 32, 90) in RGB, hsl(300, 48%, 24%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 64%, 0%, 65%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Palatinate Purple (#682860), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.24. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5A205A

HEX#5A205A

RGBrgb(90, 32, 90)

HSLhsl(300, 48%, 24%)

HSVhsv(300, 64%, 35%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 64%, 0%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(35.5% 0.116 327.7)

LABlab(23.44% 33.26 -22.26)

LCHlch(23.44% 40.02 326.21)

What #5A205A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #5A205A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Palatinate Purple#682860ΔE 5.24 Imperial#602F6BΔE 6.64 Byzantium#702963ΔE 7.98 Medium Violet#65315FΔE 8.71 Midnight#702670ΔE 10.41 Japanese Violet#5B3256ΔE 13.55

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#5A205A Channel Values

How #5A205A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 90 · G 32 · B 90	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 300° · S 48% · L 24%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 300° · S 64% · V 35%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 64% · Y 0% · K 65%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	11.74:1 vs white · 1.79:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5A205A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text11.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #5A205A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5A205A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #5A205A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #5A205A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#5A205A

Protanopia#30305A

Protanomaly#442A5A

Deuteranopia#3B3B59

Deuteranomaly#493259

Tritanopia#552C2C

Tritanomaly#572843

Achromatopsia#383838

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Using #5A205A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-5a205a: #5A205A;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5A205A;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5a205a': '#5A205A' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.353, green: 0.125, blue: 0.353)

Android XML<color name="color_5a205a">#5A205A</color>

SVG fillfill="#5A205A"

More Pink Colors

#5A205A sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

5a3844 570057 5b3256 57001d 5c0031 56152b 5d3954 551f2f 610061 551653 610a41 523252 78184a 941494 aa4069 c70036 d14dcd e085a3 eaa9bf f3ddf3 fbe4fb ff1493 ff80bf ffdae9

#5A205A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5A205A?

#5A205A is a dark pink — rgb(90, 32, 90) in RGB and hsl(300, 48%, 24%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Palatinate Purple (#682860), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.24.

What is the RGB value of #5A205A?

#5A205A is rgb(90, 32, 90) — red 90, green 32, and blue 90 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5A205A?

#5A205A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 64%, 0%, 65%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5A205A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #5A205A scores 11.74:1 against white and 1.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5A205A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5A205A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 24.63, which is visibly different.

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