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#5846AA Color

#5846AA is rgb(88, 70, 170) in RGB, hsl(251, 42%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(48%, 59%, 0%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Plump Purple (#5946B2), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.42. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5846AA
HEX#5846AA
RGBrgb(88, 70, 170)
HSLhsl(251, 42%, 47%)
HSVhsv(251, 59%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(48%, 59%, 0%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(46.8% 0.154 287.2)
LABlab(35.98% 28.08 -52.22)
LCHlch(35.98% 59.29 298.27)

What #5846AA 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 #5846AA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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#5846AA Channel Values

How #5846AA 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 88 · G 70 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 251° · S 42% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 251° · S 59% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 48% · M 59% · Y 0% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.31:1 vs white · 2.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5846AA 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 text7.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #5846AA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5846AA; 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 #5846AA

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 #5846AA 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#5846AA
Protanopia#4949AA
Protanomaly#5048AA
Deuteranopia#4D4DAA
Deuteranomaly#514AAA
Tritanopia#425B5B
Tritanomaly#4C5382
Achromatopsia#565656

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Using #5846AA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5846aa: #5846AA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5846AA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5846aa': '#5846AA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.345, green: 0.275, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_5846aa">#5846AA</color>
SVG fillfill="#5846AA"

More Blue Colors

#5846AA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#5846AA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5846AA?

#5846AA is a mid-tone blue — rgb(88, 70, 170) in RGB and hsl(251, 42%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Plump Purple (#5946B2), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.42.

What is the RGB value of #5846AA?

#5846AA is rgb(88, 70, 170) — red 88, green 70, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5846AA?

#5846AA converts to approximately cmyk(48%, 59%, 0%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5846AA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #5846AA scores 7.31:1 against white and 2.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5846AA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5846AA 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 slateblue (#6A5ACD) at a CIE76 distance of 10.88, which is visibly different.

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