#5B1599 Color

#5B1599 is rgb(91, 21, 153) in RGB and hsl(272, 76%, 34%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is RebeccaPurple. White text is most readable on this background.

#5B1599

HEX#5B1599

RGBrgb(91, 21, 153)

HSLhsl(272, 76%, 34%)

HSVhsv(272, 86%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(39.5% 0.191 301.4)

CMYKcmyk(41%, 86%, 0%, 40%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5B1599 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text10.44:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.01:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5B1599 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5B1599 Complementary#529915 Analogous#191599 Analogous#991594 Triadic#995B15 Triadic#15995B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5B1599, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#731AC1 #8B28E2 #A150E7 #B97DED #CFA5F3 #E4CEF8

Shades

#501287 #430F70 #380D5E #2E0A4C #23083A #150524

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