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#5D44CA Color

#5D44CA is rgb(93, 68, 202) in RGB, hsl(251, 56%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(54%, 66%, 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 5.67. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5D44CA
HEX#5D44CA
RGBrgb(93, 68, 202)
HSLhsl(251, 56%, 53%)
HSVhsv(251, 66%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(54%, 66%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(49.5% 0.197 285.2)
LABlab(38.13% 38.26 -67.49)
LCHlch(38.13% 77.58 299.55)

What #5D44CA 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 #5D44CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 5.67Iris#5A4FCFΔE 6.22Persian Blue#1C39BBΔE 12.33Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 13.88Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 13.91Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 14.06

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

#5D44CA Channel Values

How #5D44CA 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 68 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 251° · S 56% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 251° · S 66% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 54% · M 66% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.68:1 vs white · 3.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5D44CA 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 text6.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5D44CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5D44CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5D44CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5D44CA
Complementary
#B2CA44
Analogous
#446FCA
Analogous
#A044CA
Triadic
#CA5D44
Triadic
#44CA5D
Split comp.
#CAA044
Split comp.
#6FCA44

Tints & Shades of #5D44CA

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

#715CD1
#8A78D9
#9E90E0
#B6ABE7
#CBC3EE
#E3DFF6

Shades

#4C34B7
#402C9B
#35247F
#291C63
#1E1448
#120C2C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5D44CA.

How #5D44CA 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#5D44CA
Protanopia#4949CA
Protanomaly#5247CA
Deuteranopia#4D4DCA
Deuteranomaly#544ACA
Tritanopia#396363
Tritanomaly#4A5897
Achromatopsia#5C5C5C

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Using #5D44CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5d44ca: #5D44CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5D44CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5d44ca': '#5D44CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.365, green: 0.267, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_5d44ca">#5D44CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#5D44CA"

More Blue Colors

#5D44CA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#5D44CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5D44CA?

#5D44CA is a mid-tone blue — rgb(93, 68, 202) in RGB and hsl(251, 56%, 53%) 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 5.67.

What is the RGB value of #5D44CA?

#5D44CA is rgb(93, 68, 202) — red 93, green 68, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5D44CA?

#5D44CA converts to approximately cmyk(54%, 66%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5D44CA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #5D44CA scores 6.68:1 against white and 3.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5D44CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5D44CA 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 slateblue (#6A5ACD) at a CIE76 distance of 13.88, which is visibly different.

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