What color is #5B17AA?

#5B17AA is a dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Wild Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B17AA?

The RGB value is 91, 23, 170: 91 red, 23 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B17AA?

The complementary color is #66AA17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B17AA?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B17AA color

#5B17AA rgb(91, 23, 170)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5B17AA is a dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 9% green and 66.7% blue (91, 23, 170).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 76% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 86% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Wild Violet (#63209B), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.78:1).

#5B17AA color codes

HEX	`#5B17AA`
RGB	`rgb(91, 23, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 9%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 76%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 86%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 86%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.74, 57.09, -64.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.74, 85.98, 311.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.875, 5.739, 38.505)`
Decimal	`5969834`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B17AA, 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 #5B17AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B17AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	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 #5B17AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b17aa; }
.text { color: #5b17aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b17aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 23 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b17aa, #a517aa); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5B17AA?: #5B17AA is a dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Wild Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B17AA?: The RGB value is 91, 23, 170: 91 red, 23 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B17AA?: The complementary color is #66AA17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B17AA?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.