#5E17A1 Color

#5E17A1 is rgb(94, 23, 161) in RGB and hsl(271, 75%, 36%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is RebeccaPurple. White text is most readable on this background.

#5E17A1

HEX#5E17A1

RGBrgb(94, 23, 161)

HSLhsl(271, 75%, 36%)

HSVhsv(271, 86%, 63%)

OKLCHoklch(40.7% 0.198 300.4)

CMYKcmyk(42%, 86%, 0%, 37%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5E17A1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text9.94:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.11:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5E17A1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5E17A1 Complementary#5AA117 Analogous#1917A1 Analogous#A1179E Triadic#A15E17 Triadic#17A15E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5E17A1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#761DC9 #8D32E2 #A35AE7 #B77EED #CDA6F2 #E4CEF8

Shades

#51148A #471178 #3A0E62 #2F0B50 #22083A #180628

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