What color is #5620BD?

#5620BD is a moderate violet, closest to the named color Sea Serpent’s Tears. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5620BD?

The RGB value is 86, 32, 189: 86 red, 32 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5620BD?

The complementary color is #87BD20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5620BD?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5620BD color

#5620BD rgb(86, 32, 189)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5620BD is a moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 12.5% green and 74.1% blue (86, 32, 189).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 71% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 83% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Sea Serpent’s Tears (#5511CC), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.99:1).

#5620BD color codes

HEX	`#5620BD`
RGB	`rgb(86, 32, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 12.5%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 71%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 83%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 83%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.08, 58.19, -71.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.08, 92.41, 309.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.537, 6.685, 48.711)`
Decimal	`5644477`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5620BD, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #5620BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5620BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #5620BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5620bd; }
.text { color: #5620bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5620bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 32 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5620bd, #a520bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Grape.

Questions

What color is #5620BD?: #5620BD is a moderate violet, closest to the named color Sea Serpent’s Tears. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5620BD?: The RGB value is 86, 32, 189: 86 red, 32 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5620BD?: The complementary color is #87BD20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5620BD?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.