Japanese Violet (#5B3256)

The hex code for Japanese Violet is #5B3256. It is rgb(91, 50, 86) in RGB, hsl(307, 29%, 28%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 45%, 5%, 64%) in CMYK — a dark pink. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5B3256

HEX#5B3256

RGBrgb(91, 50, 86)

HSLhsl(307, 29%, 28%)

HSVhsv(307, 45%, 36%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 45%, 5%, 64%)

OKLCHoklch(38.3% 0.079 331.6)

LABlab(27.24% 23.41 -13.75)

LCHlch(27.24% 27.15 329.57)

Colors Closest to Japanese Violet

Japanese Violet is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Dark Byzantium#5D3954ΔE 5.9 Medium Violet#65315FΔE 6.66 English Violet#563C5CΔE 7.26 Old Mauve#673147ΔE 12.31 Eggplant#614051ΔE 12.34 Palatinate Purple#682860ΔE 12.78

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

#5B3256 Channel Values

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

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 91 · G 50 · B 86	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 307° · S 29% · L 28%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 307° · S 45% · V 36%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 45% · Y 5% · K 64%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	10.32:1 vs white · 2.04:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Japanese Violet 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 text10.32:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.04:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With Japanese Violet

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

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Japanese Violet

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

Shades

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How Japanese Violet 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#5B3256

Protanopia#3B3B56

Protanomaly#4A3856

Deuteranopia#434355

Deuteranomaly#4E3D55

Tritanopia#583838

Tritanomaly#593646

Achromatopsia#404040

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Using #5B3256 in Code

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

CSS custom property--japanese-violet: #5B3256;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5B3256;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'japanese-violet': '#5B3256' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.357, green: 0.196, blue: 0.337)

Android XML<color name="japanese_violet">#5B3256</color>

SVG fillfill="#5B3256"

More Pink Colors

Japanese Violet sits in the pinkfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

5c0031 5a3844 5d3954 5a205a 610061 570057 610a41 57001d 614051 56152b 65315f 551f2f 7a1f3d 963d7f ab1273 c74375 d39bcb e12afb eb42ad f49ac2 fc5a8d ff1fff ff94c9 2e051f

#5B3256 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Japanese Violet?

The hex code for Japanese Violet is #5B3256. That is rgb(91, 50, 86) in RGB, hsl(307, 29%, 28%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 45%, 5%, 64%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #5B3256?

#5B3256 is rgb(91, 50, 86) — red 91, green 50, and blue 86 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5B3256?

#5B3256 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 45%, 5%, 64%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5B3256 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #5B3256 scores 10.32:1 against white and 2.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5B3256 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5B3256 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 darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 29.22, which is a different colour altogether.

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