What color is #5D00A5?

#5D00A5 is a dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Wild Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D00A5?

The RGB value is 93, 0, 165: 93 red, 0 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D00A5?

The complementary color is #48A500, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D00A5?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D00A5 color

#5D00A5 rgb(93, 0, 165)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5D00A5 is a dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 0% green and 64.7% blue (93, 0, 165).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 100% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Wild Violet (#63209B), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.45:1).

#5D00A5 color codes

HEX	`#5D00A5`
RGB	`rgb(93, 0, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 0%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 100%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 100%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 100%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.86, 61.15, -64.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.86, 88.78, 313.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.304, 5.044, 35.968)`
Decimal	`6095013`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D00A5, 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 #5D00A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D00A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	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 #5D00A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d00a5; }
.text { color: #5d00a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d00a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 0 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d00a5, #a5009b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5D00A5?: #5D00A5 is a dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Wild Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D00A5?: The RGB value is 93, 0, 165: 93 red, 0 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D00A5?: The complementary color is #48A500, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D00A5?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.