Close to Zaffre
#5A05AB
#5A05AB is a dark, vivid purple, close to the color Zaffre. In RGB it’s made of 35.3% red, 2% green, and 67.1% blue. Its hue is 271°, with 94% saturation and 35% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #5A05AB.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
10.27:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.04:1 FailThis color as text on white
10.27:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.04:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #5A05AB as they’d see it.
#5A05AB in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #5A05AB
What color is #5A05AB?
#5A05AB is a dark, vivid purple, close to the color Zaffre. In RGB it’s made of 35.3% red, 2% green, and 67.1% blue. Its hue is 271°, with 94% saturation and 35% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #5A05AB in RGB?
#5A05AB is rgb(90, 5, 171): 90 red, 5 green, and 171 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #5A05AB in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(47, 97, 0, 33). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #5A05AB?
PANTONE Violet C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #5A05AB?
Its complement #1F4A00 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.