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#5E0DCE Color

#5E0DCE is rgb(94, 13, 206) in RGB, hsl(265, 88%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(54%, 94%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Violet (Caran D'ache) (#6E00C0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.98. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5E0DCE
HEX#5E0DCE
RGBrgb(94, 13, 206)
HSLhsl(265, 88%, 43%)
HSVhsv(265, 94%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(54%, 94%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(44.7% 0.246 290.3)
LABlab(30.69% 60.71 -82.02)
LCHlch(30.69% 102.04 306.51)

What #5E0DCE 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 #5E0DCE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 8.98Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 12.36French Violet#8806CEΔE 13.4Medium Blue#0000CDΔE 15.55Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 16.62Iridescent Indigo#3C32CDΔE 17.71

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

#5E0DCE Channel Values

How #5E0DCE 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 94 · G 13 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 265° · S 88% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 265° · S 94% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 54% · M 94% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.66:1 vs white · 2.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5E0DCE 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 text8.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5E0DCE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5E0DCE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5E0DCE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5E0DCE
Complementary
#7ECE0D
Analogous
#0D1DCE
Analogous
#BE0DCE
Triadic
#CE5E0D
Triadic
#0DCE5E
Split comp.
#CEBE0D
Split comp.
#1DCE0D

Tints & Shades of #5E0DCE

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

#7014F0
#873AF2
#9F61F5
#B382F7
#CAA9F9
#E2CFFC

Shades

#510BB1
#460A99
#39087D
#2E0665
#210548
#160330

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5E0DCE.

How #5E0DCE 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#5E0DCE
Protanopia#2929CE
Protanomaly#4421CE
Deuteranopia#3838CE
Deuteranomaly#4A2CCE
Tritanopia#345151
Tritanomaly#483F94
Achromatopsia#4B4B4B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5E0DCE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5e0dce: #5E0DCE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5E0DCE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5e0dce': '#5E0DCE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.369, green: 0.051, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_5e0dce">#5E0DCE</color>
SVG fillfill="#5E0DCE"

More Purple Colors

#5E0DCE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#5E0DCE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5E0DCE?

#5E0DCE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(94, 13, 206) in RGB and hsl(265, 88%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Violet (Caran D'ache) (#6E00C0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.98.

What is the RGB value of #5E0DCE?

#5E0DCE is rgb(94, 13, 206) — red 94, green 13, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5E0DCE?

#5E0DCE converts to approximately cmyk(54%, 94%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5E0DCE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #5E0DCE scores 8.66:1 against white and 2.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5E0DCE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5E0DCE 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 blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 12.36, which is visibly different.

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