What color is #5D46A3?

#5D46A3 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Ultrapurple Merge. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D46A3?

The RGB value is 93, 70, 163: 93 red, 70 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D46A3?

The complementary color is #8CA346, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D46A3?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D46A3 color

#5D46A3 rgb(93, 70, 163)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5D46A3 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 27.5% green and 63.9% blue (93, 70, 163).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 40% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 57% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Ultrapurple Merge (#654EA3), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.32:1).

#5D46A3 color codes

HEX	`#5D46A3`
RGB	`rgb(93, 70, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 27.5%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 40%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 57%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 57%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.65, 32.72, -47.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.65, 57.42, 304.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.313, 9.351, 35.747)`
Decimal	`6112931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D46A3, 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 #5D46A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D46A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	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 #5D46A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d46a3; }
.text { color: #5d46a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d46a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 70 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d46a3, #8b46a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5D46A3?: #5D46A3 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Ultrapurple Merge. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D46A3?: The RGB value is 93, 70, 163: 93 red, 70 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D46A3?: The complementary color is #8CA346, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D46A3?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.