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#5E2D86 Color

#5E2D86 is rgb(94, 45, 134) in RGB, hsl(273, 50%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 66%, 0%, 47%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spanish Violet (#4C2882), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.05. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5E2D86
HEX#5E2D86
RGBrgb(94, 45, 134)
HSLhsl(273, 50%, 35%)
HSVhsv(273, 66%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 66%, 0%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(40.8% 0.145 306.3)
LABlab(28.95% 35.59 -41.63)
LCHlch(28.95% 54.77 310.52)

What #5E2D86 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 #5E2D86, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#5E2D86 Channel Values

How #5E2D86 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 45 · B 1348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 273° · S 50% · L 35%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 273° · S 66% · V 53%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 66% · Y 0% · K 47%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.56:1 vs white · 2.2:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5E2D86 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 text9.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #5E2D86

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5E2D86; 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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Tints & Shades of #5E2D86

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

Shades

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How #5E2D86 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#5E2D86
Protanopia#393986
Protanomaly#4A3586
Deuteranopia#424285
Deuteranomaly#4F3B86
Tritanopia#524141
Tritanomaly#573A64
Achromatopsia#454545

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Using #5E2D86 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5e2d86: #5E2D86;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5E2D86;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5e2d86': '#5E2D86' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.369, green: 0.176, blue: 0.525)
Android XML<color name="color_5e2d86">#5E2D86</color>
SVG fillfill="#5E2D86"

More Purple Colors

#5E2D86 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#5E2D86 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5E2D86?

#5E2D86 is a dark purple — rgb(94, 45, 134) in RGB and hsl(273, 50%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spanish Violet (#4C2882), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.05.

What is the RGB value of #5E2D86?

#5E2D86 is rgb(94, 45, 134) — red 94, green 45, and blue 134 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5E2D86?

#5E2D86 converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 66%, 0%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5E2D86 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #5E2D86 scores 9.56:1 against white and 2.2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5E2D86 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5E2D86 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 rebeccapurple (#663399) at a CIE76 distance of 7.53, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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