#5A435B Color

#5A435B is rgb(90, 67, 91) in RGB, hsl(298, 15%, 31%) in HSL, and about cmyk(1%, 26%, 0%, 64%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is English Violet (#563C5C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.59. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5A435B

HEX#5A435B

RGBrgb(90, 67, 91)

HSLhsl(298, 15%, 31%)

HSVhsv(298, 26%, 36%)

CMYKcmyk(1%, 26%, 0%, 64%)

OKLCHoklch(41.7% 0.049 325.1)

LABlab(31.65% 13.73 -10.32)

LCHlch(31.65% 17.17 323.06)

What #5A435B 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 #5A435B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

English Violet#563C5CΔE 5.59 Dark Byzantium#5D3954ΔE 6.63 Eggplant#614051ΔE 6.95 Purple Taupe#50404DΔE 7.37 Zinfandel Red#5A3844ΔE 10.67 Japanese Violet#5B3256ΔE 11.19

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#5A435B Channel Values

How #5A435B 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 67 · B 91	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 298° · S 15% · L 31%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 298° · S 26% · V 36%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 1% · M 26% · Y 0% · K 64%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	8.79:1 vs white · 2.39:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5A435B 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 text8.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text2.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #5A435B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5A435B; 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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Tints & Shades of #5A435B

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 #5A435B 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#5A435B

Protanopia#48485B

Protanomaly#50465B

Deuteranopia#4C4C5A

Deuteranomaly#52485B

Tritanopia#574747

Tritanomaly#58454F

Achromatopsia#4B4B4B

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Using #5A435B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5a435b: #5A435B;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5A435B;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5a435b': '#5A435B' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.353, green: 0.263, blue: 0.357)

Android XML<color name="color_5a435b">#5A435B</color>

SVG fillfill="#5A435B"

More Pink Colors

#5A435B sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15 fff5ff 240024 fff5f8 2e051f fff0ff 2f1d2f fff0f6 301934 fff0f5 330033 ffe0f0 57001d 754875 940094 a800b7 c43162 d07cd0 e0115f e936a7 f38fa9 fb64b6 ff0a85 ff70b8

#5A435B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5A435B?

#5A435B is a dark pink — rgb(90, 67, 91) in RGB and hsl(298, 15%, 31%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is English Violet (#563C5C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.59.

What is the RGB value of #5A435B?

#5A435B is rgb(90, 67, 91) — red 90, green 67, and blue 91 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5A435B?

#5A435B converts to approximately cmyk(1%, 26%, 0%, 64%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5A435B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #5A435B scores 8.79:1 against white and 2.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5A435B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5A435B 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 dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 21.39, which is visibly different.

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