What color is #5B00A2?

#5B00A2 is a dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Space Battle Blue. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B00A2?

The RGB value is 91, 0, 162: 91 red, 0 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B00A2?

The complementary color is #47A200, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B00A2?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B00A2 color

#5B00A2 rgb(91, 0, 162)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5B00A2 is a dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 0% green and 63.5% blue (91, 0, 162).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 100% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Space Battle Blue (#440099), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.68:1).

#5B00A2 color codes

HEX	`#5B00A2`
RGB	`rgb(91, 0, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 0%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 100%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 100%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 100%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.25, 60.31, -63.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.25, 87.61, 313.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.834, 4.833, 34.537)`
Decimal	`5963938`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B00A2, 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 #5B00A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B00A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #5B00A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b00a2; }
.text { color: #5b00a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b00a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 0 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b00a2, #a20098); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5B00A2?: #5B00A2 is a dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Space Battle Blue. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B00A2?: The RGB value is 91, 0, 162: 91 red, 0 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B00A2?: The complementary color is #47A200, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B00A2?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.