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#5D36AB Color

#5D36AB is rgb(93, 54, 171) in RGB, hsl(260, 52%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(46%, 68%, 0%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Grape (#6F2DA8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.38. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5D36AB
HEX#5D36AB
RGBrgb(93, 54, 171)
HSLhsl(260, 52%, 44%)
HSVhsv(260, 68%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(46%, 68%, 0%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(44.9% 0.176 293.3)
LABlab(33.02% 38.46 -57.57)
LCHlch(33.02% 69.24 303.74)

What #5D36AB 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 #5D36AB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 8.38Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 9.03Purple Heart#69359CΔE 9.68Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 9.9KSU Purple#512888ΔE 12.75Iris#5A4FCFΔE 12.91

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

#5D36AB Channel Values

How #5D36AB 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 54 · B 1718-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 260° · S 52% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 260° · S 68% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 46% · M 68% · Y 0% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.14:1 vs white · 2.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5D36AB 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 text8.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5D36AB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5D36AB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5D36AB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5D36AB
Complementary
#84AB36
Analogous
#3649AB
Analogous
#9736AB
Triadic
#AB5D36
Triadic
#36AB5D
Split comp.
#AB9736
Split comp.
#49AB36

Tints & Shades of #5D36AB

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

#6F45C4
#8460CD
#9C7FD7
#B49EE0
#CCBDEA
#E1D8F3

Shades

#502F93
#462880
#392169
#2C1A51
#20123A
#150C27

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5D36AB.

How #5D36AB 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#5D36AB
Protanopia#3F3FAB
Protanomaly#4D3BAB
Deuteranopia#4646AB
Deuteranomaly#5040AB
Tritanopia#475252
Tritanomaly#50487F
Achromatopsia#4F4F4F

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Using #5D36AB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5d36ab: #5D36AB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5D36AB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5d36ab': '#5D36AB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.365, green: 0.212, blue: 0.671)
Android XML<color name="color_5d36ab">#5D36AB</color>
SVG fillfill="#5D36AB"

More Purple Colors

#5D36AB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#5D36AB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5D36AB?

#5D36AB is a mid-tone purple — rgb(93, 54, 171) in RGB and hsl(260, 52%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Grape (#6F2DA8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.38.

What is the RGB value of #5D36AB?

#5D36AB is rgb(93, 54, 171) — red 93, green 54, and blue 171 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5D36AB?

#5D36AB converts to approximately cmyk(46%, 68%, 0%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5D36AB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #5D36AB scores 8.14:1 against white and 2.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5D36AB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5D36AB 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 9.9, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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