What color is #5E22BB?

#5E22BB is a moderate violet, closest to the named color Sea Serpent’s Tears. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E22BB?

The RGB value is 94, 34, 187: 94 red, 34 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E22BB?

The complementary color is #7FBB22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E22BB?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E22BB color

#5E22BB rgb(94, 34, 187)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5E22BB is a moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 13.3% green and 73.3% blue (94, 34, 187).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 69% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 82% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Sea Serpent’s Tears (#5511CC), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.67:1).

#5E22BB color codes

HEX	`#5E22BB`
RGB	`rgb(94, 34, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 13.3%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 69%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 82%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 82%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.06, 57.88, -68.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.06, 90.04, 310.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.155, 7.111, 47.631)`
Decimal	`6169275`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E22BB, 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 #5E22BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E22BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	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 #5E22BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e22bb; }
.text { color: #5e22bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e22bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 34 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e22bb, #aa22bb); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #5E22BB?: #5E22BB is a moderate violet, closest to the named color Sea Serpent’s Tears. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E22BB?: The RGB value is 94, 34, 187: 94 red, 34 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E22BB?: The complementary color is #7FBB22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E22BB?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.