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#5422DD Color

#5422DD is rgb(84, 34, 221) in RGB, hsl(256, 73%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(62%, 85%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Blue (#0000CD), visibly different at ΔE 13.06. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5422DD
HEX#5422DD
RGBrgb(84, 34, 221)
HSLhsl(256, 73%, 50%)
HSVhsv(256, 85%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(62%, 85%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(46.6% 0.251 282.9)
LABlab(32.92% 56.99 -87.02)
LCHlch(32.92% 104.02 303.22)

What #5422DD 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 #5422DD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#5422DD Channel Values

How #5422DD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 84 · G 34 · B 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 256° · S 73% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 256° · S 85% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 62% · M 85% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.92:1 vs white · 2.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5422DD 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 text7.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #5422DD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5422DD; 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 #5422DD

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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Shades

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How #5422DD 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#5422DD
Protanopia#2F2FDD
Protanomaly#412ADD
Deuteranopia#3838DD
Deuteranomaly#4531DD
Tritanopia#005B5B
Tritanomaly#344BA0
Achromatopsia#515151

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5422DD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5422dd: #5422DD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5422DD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5422dd': '#5422DD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.329, green: 0.133, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_5422dd">#5422DD</color>
SVG fillfill="#5422DD"

More Purple Colors

#5422DD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#5422DD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5422DD?

#5422DD is a mid-tone purple — rgb(84, 34, 221) in RGB and hsl(256, 73%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000CD), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 13.06.

What is the RGB value of #5422DD?

#5422DD is rgb(84, 34, 221) — red 84, green 34, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5422DD?

#5422DD converts to approximately cmyk(62%, 85%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5422DD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #5422DD scores 7.92:1 against white and 2.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5422DD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5422DD 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 mediumblue (#0000CD) at a CIE76 distance of 13.06, which is visibly different.

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