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#5D3FCA Color

#5D3FCA is rgb(93, 63, 202) in RGB, hsl(253, 57%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(54%, 69%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Majorelle Blue (#6050DC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.95. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5D3FCA
HEX#5D3FCA
RGBrgb(93, 63, 202)
HSLhsl(253, 57%, 52%)
HSVhsv(253, 69%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(54%, 69%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(48.7% 0.203 286)
LABlab(37.08% 40.95 -69.20)
LCHlch(37.08% 80.41 300.62)

What #5D3FCA 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 #5D3FCA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 6.95Iris#5A4FCFΔE 9.46Iridescent Indigo#3C32CDΔE 12.01Persian Blue#1C39BBΔE 13.08Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 15.11Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 15.78

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

#5D3FCA Channel Values

How #5D3FCA 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 63 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 253° · S 57% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 253° · S 69% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 54% · M 69% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.93:1 vs white · 3.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5D3FCA 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 text6.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5D3FCA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5D3FCA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5D3FCA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5D3FCA
Complementary
#ACCA3F
Analogous
#3F66CA
Analogous
#A33FCA
Triadic
#CA5D3F
Triadic
#3FCA5D
Split comp.
#CAA33F
Split comp.
#66CA3F

Tints & Shades of #5D3FCA

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

#755BD2
#8973D9
#A18FE0
#B5A7E7
#CCC3EF
#E1DBF5

Shades

#4E31B4
#422A98
#36227C
#2B1B64
#1F1448
#130C2C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5D3FCA.

How #5D3FCA 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#5D3FCA
Protanopia#4545CA
Protanomaly#5043CA
Deuteranopia#4B4BCA
Deuteranomaly#5346CA
Tritanopia#396060
Tritanomaly#4A5596
Achromatopsia#5A5A5A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5D3FCA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5d3fca: #5D3FCA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5D3FCA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5d3fca': '#5D3FCA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.365, green: 0.247, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_5d3fca">#5D3FCA</color>
SVG fillfill="#5D3FCA"

More Blue Colors

#5D3FCA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#5D3FCA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5D3FCA?

#5D3FCA is a mid-tone blue — rgb(93, 63, 202) in RGB and hsl(253, 57%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050DC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.95.

What is the RGB value of #5D3FCA?

#5D3FCA is rgb(93, 63, 202) — red 93, green 63, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5D3FCA?

#5D3FCA converts to approximately cmyk(54%, 69%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5D3FCA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #5D3FCA scores 6.93:1 against white and 3.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5D3FCA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5D3FCA 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 mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 16.12, which is visibly different.

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