What color is #5D0ABA?

#5D0ABA is a vivid violet, closest to the named color Sea Serpent’s Tears. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D0ABA?

The RGB value is 93, 10, 186: 93 red, 10 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D0ABA?

The complementary color is #67BA0A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D0ABA?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D0ABA color

#5D0ABA rgb(93, 10, 186)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5D0ABA is a vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 3.9% green and 72.9% blue (93, 10, 186).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 90% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 95% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Sea Serpent’s Tears (#5511CC), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.47:1).

#5D0ABA color codes

HEX	`#5D0ABA`
RGB	`rgb(93, 10, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 3.9%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 90%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 95%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 95%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.64, 64.06, -72.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.64, 96.65, 311.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.483, 6.089, 46.91)`
Decimal	`6097594`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D0ABA, 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 #5D0ABA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D0ABA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	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 #5D0ABA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d0aba; }
.text { color: #5d0aba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d0aba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 10 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d0aba, #b50aba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Grape.

Questions

What color is #5D0ABA?: #5D0ABA is a vivid violet, closest to the named color Sea Serpent’s Tears. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D0ABA?: The RGB value is 93, 10, 186: 93 red, 10 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D0ABA?: The complementary color is #67BA0A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D0ABA?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.