#5E22BF Color

#5E22BF is rgb(94, 34, 191) in RGB, hsl(263, 70%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(51%, 82%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Violet (Caran D'ache) (#6E00C0), visibly different at ΔE 10.22. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5E22BF

HEX#5E22BF

RGBrgb(94, 34, 191)

HSLhsl(263, 70%, 44%)

HSVhsv(263, 82%, 75%)

CMYKcmyk(51%, 82%, 0%, 25%)

OKLCHoklch(44.5% 0.219 292.1)

LABlab(31.34% 52.02 -72.18)

LCHlch(31.34% 88.97 305.78)

What #5E22BF 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 #5E22BF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 10.22 Iridescent Indigo#3C32CDΔE 11.65 Websafe Indigo#330099ΔE 13.2 Neon Blue#1B03A3ΔE 14.79 Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 15.25 Blue Ribbon#0B10A2ΔE 15.76

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#5E22BF Channel Values

How #5E22BF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 94 · G 34 · B 191	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 263° · S 70% · L 44%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 263° · S 82% · V 75%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 51% · M 82% · Y 0% · K 25%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	8.55:1 vs white · 2.46:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5E22BF 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 text8.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text2.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #5E22BF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5E22BF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #5E22BF

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.

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Shades

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How #5E22BF 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#5E22BF

Protanopia#3232BF

Protanomaly#482DBF

Deuteranopia#3E3EBF

Deuteranomaly#4D35BF

Tritanopia#3E5050

Tritanomaly#4D428B

Achromatopsia#4C4C4C

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Using #5E22BF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5e22bf: #5E22BF;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5E22BF;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5e22bf': '#5E22BF' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.369, green: 0.133, blue: 0.749)

Android XML<color name="color_5e22bf">#5E22BF</color>

SVG fillfill="#5E22BF"

More Purple Colors

#5E22BF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024 fdf8ff 170b22 fdf4ff 1b0d35 faf5ff 1d0731 fae8ff 1e0033 f6cfff 20002e f3e8ff 300052 402060 541490 6600cc 7008e7 8806ce 9900cc a11fff b19cd9 c27aff cebeef e0b2eb

#5E22BF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5E22BF?

#5E22BF is a mid-tone purple — rgb(94, 34, 191) in RGB and hsl(263, 70%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Violet (Caran D'ache) (#6E00C0), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.22.

What is the RGB value of #5E22BF?

#5E22BF is rgb(94, 34, 191) — red 94, green 34, and blue 191 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5E22BF?

#5E22BF converts to approximately cmyk(51%, 82%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5E22BF be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #5E22BF scores 8.55:1 against white and 2.46:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5E22BF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5E22BF 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 15.25, which is visibly different.

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