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#5D1D95 Color

#5D1D95 is rgb(93, 29, 149) in RGB, hsl(272, 67%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 81%, 0%, 42%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Metallic Violet (#5B0A91), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.46. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5D1D95
HEX#5D1D95
RGBrgb(93, 29, 149)
HSLhsl(272, 67%, 35%)
HSVhsv(272, 81%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 81%, 0%, 42%)
OKLCHoklch(40% 0.18 302.9)
LABlab(27.12% 45.42 -53.85)
LCHlch(27.12% 70.45 310.15)

What #5D1D95 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 #5D1D95, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Metallic Violet#5B0A91ΔE 5.46Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 6.56Indigo#4B0082ΔE 7.59Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 10.71Purple Heart#69359CΔE 10.88KSU Purple#512888ΔE 12.23

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

#5D1D95 Channel Values

How #5D1D95 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 93 · G 29 · B 1498-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 272° · S 67% · L 35%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 272° · S 81% · V 58%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 81% · Y 0% · K 42%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.12:1 vs white · 2.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5D1D95 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 text10.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5D1D95 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5D1D95

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5D1D95; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5D1D95
Complementary
#55951D
Analogous
#211D95
Analogous
#951D91
Triadic
#955D1D
Triadic
#1D955D
Split comp.
#91951D
Split comp.
#1D9521

Tints & Shades of #5D1D95

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

#7525BB
#8D37D7
#A25DDF
#B884E7
#CEAAEE
#E4D0F6

Shades

#531A84
#45166F
#3B135E
#2D0E48
#230B37
#150722

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5D1D95.

How #5D1D95 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#5D1D95
Protanopia#2F2F95
Protanomaly#462995
Deuteranopia#3B3B94
Deuteranomaly#4B3295
Tritanopia#4C3E3E
Tritanomaly#53346C
Achromatopsia#424242

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5D1D95 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5d1d95: #5D1D95;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5D1D95;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5d1d95': '#5D1D95' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.365, green: 0.114, blue: 0.584)
Android XML<color name="color_5d1d95">#5D1D95</color>
SVG fillfill="#5D1D95"

More Purple Colors

#5D1D95 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#5D1D95 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5D1D95?

#5D1D95 is a dark purple — rgb(93, 29, 149) in RGB and hsl(272, 67%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Metallic Violet (#5B0A91), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.46.

What is the RGB value of #5D1D95?

#5D1D95 is rgb(93, 29, 149) — red 93, green 29, and blue 149 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5D1D95?

#5D1D95 converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 81%, 0%, 42%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5D1D95 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #5D1D95 scores 10.12:1 against white and 2.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5D1D95 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5D1D95 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 7.59, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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