#5D1C6D Color

#5D1C6D is rgb(93, 28, 109) in RGB, hsl(288, 59%, 27%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 74%, 0%, 57%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Eminence (#6C3082), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.45. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5D1C6D

HEX#5D1C6D

RGBrgb(93, 28, 109)

HSLhsl(288, 59%, 27%)

HSVhsv(288, 74%, 43%)

CMYKcmyk(15%, 74%, 0%, 57%)

OKLCHoklch(36.8% 0.142 318.9)

LABlab(24.31% 38.83 -33.25)

LCHlch(24.31% 51.12 319.42)

What #5D1C6D 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 #5D1C6D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Eminence#6C3082ΔE 7.45 Petunia#470659ΔE 8.18 Midnight#702670ΔE 8.24 Maximum Purple#733380ΔE 8.88 Imperial#602F6BΔE 12.03 Zinzolin#6C0277ΔE 12.78

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

#5D1C6D Channel Values

How #5D1C6D 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 93 · G 28 · B 109	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 288° · S 59% · L 27%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 288° · S 74% · V 43%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 15% · M 74% · Y 0% · K 57%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	11.34:1 vs white · 1.85:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5D1C6D 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 text11.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #5D1C6D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5D1C6D; 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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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #5D1C6D

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 #5D1C6D 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#5D1C6D

Protanopia#2F2F6D

Protanomaly#46286D

Deuteranopia#3B3B6C

Deuteranomaly#4B316C

Tritanopia#553030

Tritanomaly#58294F

Achromatopsia#3A3A3A

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Using #5D1C6D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5d1c6d: #5D1C6D;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5D1C6D;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5d1c6d': '#5D1C6D' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.365, green: 0.110, blue: 0.427)

Android XML<color name="color_5d1c6d">#5D1C6D</color>

SVG fillfill="#5D1C6D"

More Purple Colors

#5D1C6D sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

5f4b8b 5d0ec0 602f6b 5c1e7b 6231c4 5b0a91 660099 592d86 6600cc 59168b 6600ff 590080 6c3082 8000ff 942dae 9c51b6 ab92b3 ba98dd cc81df dcd0ff f0ccff 20002e 3300cc 4a1863

#5D1C6D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5D1C6D?

#5D1C6D is a dark purple — rgb(93, 28, 109) in RGB and hsl(288, 59%, 27%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Eminence (#6C3082), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.45.

What is the RGB value of #5D1C6D?

#5D1C6D is rgb(93, 28, 109) — red 93, green 28, and blue 109 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5D1C6D?

#5D1C6D converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 74%, 0%, 57%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5D1C6D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #5D1C6D scores 11.34:1 against white and 1.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5D1C6D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5D1C6D 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 rebeccapurple (#663399) at a CIE76 distance of 16.56, which is visibly different.

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