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#5A1986 Color

#5A1986 is rgb(90, 25, 134) in RGB, hsl(276, 69%, 31%) in HSL, and about cmyk(33%, 81%, 0%, 47%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is KSU Purple (#512888), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.51. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5A1986
HEX#5A1986
RGBrgb(90, 25, 134)
HSLhsl(276, 69%, 31%)
HSVhsv(276, 81%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(33%, 81%, 0%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(38% 0.169 306.8)
LABlab(25.00% 43.52 -48.03)
LCHlch(25.00% 64.81 312.18)

What #5A1986 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 #5A1986, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

KSU Purple#512888ΔE 8.51Indigo#4B0082ΔE 8.91Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 8.98Purple Heart#69359CΔE 9.61Metallic Violet#5B0A91ΔE 9.93Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 11.26

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

#5A1986 Channel Values

How #5A1986 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 90 · G 25 · B 1348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 276° · S 69% · L 31%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 276° · S 81% · V 53%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 33% · M 81% · Y 0% · K 47%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.95:1 vs white · 1.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5A1986 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 text10.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5A1986 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5A1986

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5A1986; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5A1986
Complementary
#448619
Analogous
#231986
Analogous
#86197B
Triadic
#865A19
Triadic
#19865A
Split comp.
#7B8619
Split comp.
#198623

Tints & Shades of #5A1986

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.

Tints

#7720B1
#9128D7
#A753DF
#BB79E6
#D1A5EE
#E5CBF6

Shades

#4E1574
#431263
#370F52
#2E0D45
#230934
#170622

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5A1986.

How #5A1986 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#5A1986
Protanopia#2C2C86
Protanomaly#432686
Deuteranopia#393985
Deuteranomaly#482F86
Tritanopia#4C3737
Tritanomaly#522E61
Achromatopsia#3C3C3C

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Using #5A1986 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5a1986: #5A1986;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5A1986;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5a1986': '#5A1986' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.353, green: 0.098, blue: 0.525)
Android XML<color name="color_5a1986">#5A1986</color>
SVG fillfill="#5A1986"

More Purple Colors

#5A1986 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#5A1986 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5A1986?

#5A1986 is a dark purple — rgb(90, 25, 134) in RGB and hsl(276, 69%, 31%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is KSU Purple (#512888), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.51.

What is the RGB value of #5A1986?

#5A1986 is rgb(90, 25, 134) — red 90, green 25, and blue 134 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5A1986?

#5A1986 converts to approximately cmyk(33%, 81%, 0%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5A1986 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #5A1986 scores 10.95:1 against white and 1.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5A1986 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5A1986 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 indigo (#4B0082) at a CIE76 distance of 8.91, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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