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#5E317C Color

#5E317C is rgb(94, 49, 124) in RGB, hsl(276, 43%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 60%, 0%, 51%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Eminence (#6C3082), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.21. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5E317C
HEX#5E317C
RGBrgb(94, 49, 124)
HSLhsl(276, 43%, 34%)
HSVhsv(276, 60%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 60%, 0%, 51%)
OKLCHoklch(40.7% 0.127 309.6)
LABlab(29.19% 31.56 -34.99)
LCHlch(29.19% 47.12 312.05)

What #5E317C 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 #5E317C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Eminence#6C3082ΔE 6.21Maximum Purple#733380ΔE 8.03Imperial#602F6BΔE 9.36Spanish Violet#4C2882ΔE 11.11Midnight#702670ΔE 11.99Dark Slate Blue#483D8BΔE 12.81

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

#5E317C Channel Values

How #5E317C 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 49 · B 1248-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 276° · S 43% · L 34%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 276° · S 60% · V 49%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 60% · Y 0% · K 51%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.52:1 vs white · 2.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5E317C 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 text9.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5E317C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5E317C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5E317C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5E317C
Complementary
#4F7C31
Analogous
#39317C
Analogous
#7C3175
Triadic
#7C5E31
Triadic
#317C5E
Split comp.
#757C31
Split comp.
#317C39

Tints & Shades of #5E317C

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

#773F9D
#8F50B9
#A471C6
#BB95D5
#D0B6E2
#E5D7EF

Shades

#532C6D
#45245B
#3A1F4D
#2F193E
#24132F
#160C1D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5E317C.

How #5E317C 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#5E317C
Protanopia#3C3C7C
Protanomaly#4C387C
Deuteranopia#44447B
Deuteranomaly#503D7C
Tritanopia#554141
Tritanomaly#593B5E
Achromatopsia#454545

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Using #5E317C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5e317c: #5E317C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5E317C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5e317c': '#5E317C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.369, green: 0.192, blue: 0.486)
Android XML<color name="color_5e317c">#5E317C</color>
SVG fillfill="#5E317C"

More Purple Colors

#5E317C sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#5E317C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5E317C?

#5E317C is a dark purple — rgb(94, 49, 124) in RGB and hsl(276, 43%, 34%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Eminence (#6C3082), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.21.

What is the RGB value of #5E317C?

#5E317C is rgb(94, 49, 124) — red 94, green 49, and blue 124 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5E317C?

#5E317C converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 60%, 0%, 51%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5E317C be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #5E317C scores 9.52:1 against white and 2.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5E317C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5E317C 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 darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 12.81, which is visibly different.

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