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#5D428F Color

#5D428F is rgb(93, 66, 143) in RGB, hsl(261, 37%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 54%, 0%, 44%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Slate Blue (#483D8B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.62. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5D428F
HEX#5D428F
RGBrgb(93, 66, 143)
HSLhsl(261, 37%, 41%)
HSVhsv(261, 54%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 54%, 0%, 44%)
OKLCHoklch(44.7% 0.123 297.4)
LABlab(34.00% 25.53 -39.11)
LCHlch(34.00% 46.71 303.13)

What #5D428F 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 #5D428F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Slate Blue#483D8BΔE 6.62Ultra Violet#5F4B8BΔE 8.52Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 9.87Cyber Grape#58427CΔE 10.97Eminence#6C3082ΔE 12.77Spanish Violet#4C2882ΔE 12.85

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

#5D428F Channel Values

How #5D428F 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 66 · B 1438-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 261° · S 37% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 261° · S 54% · V 56%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 54% · Y 0% · K 44%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.95:1 vs white · 2.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5D428F 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 text7.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5D428F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5D428F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5D428F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5D428F
Complementary
#748F42
Analogous
#424D8F
Analogous
#84428F
Triadic
#8F5D42
Triadic
#428F5D
Split comp.
#8F8442
Split comp.
#4D8F42

Tints & Shades of #5D428F

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

#6F4FAB
#8569BA
#9C85C7
#B5A4D5
#CCC0E2
#E3DCEF

Shades

#523A7E
#443069
#392857
#2D2046
#221834
#140E1F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5D428F.

How #5D428F 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#5D428F
Protanopia#47478F
Protanomaly#51458F
Deuteranopia#4C4C8F
Deuteranomaly#53488F
Tritanopia#515151
Tritanomaly#564B6F
Achromatopsia#515151

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5D428F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5d428f: #5D428F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5D428F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5d428f': '#5D428F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.365, green: 0.259, blue: 0.561)
Android XML<color name="color_5d428f">#5D428F</color>
SVG fillfill="#5D428F"

More Purple Colors

#5D428F sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#5D428F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5D428F?

#5D428F is a mid-tone purple — rgb(93, 66, 143) in RGB and hsl(261, 37%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483D8B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.62.

What is the RGB value of #5D428F?

#5D428F is rgb(93, 66, 143) — red 93, green 66, and blue 143 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5D428F?

#5D428F converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 54%, 0%, 44%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5D428F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #5D428F scores 7.95:1 against white and 2.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5D428F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5D428F 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 6.62, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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