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#5E4E8A closest to Freshly Purpleized

#5E4E8A is a dark, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Freshly Purpleized. In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 30.6% green and 54.1% blue (rgb(94, 78, 138)). Its HSL value is 256° hue, 28% saturation and 42% lightness, and in CMYK it is 32% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black. #5E4E8A is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.16:1.

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#5E4E8A color conversion

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Variations of #5E4E8A

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#5E4E8A color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#5E4E8A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #5E4E8A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 90% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #3E5789
  • Protanopia 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #3C588C
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #47568B
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #3E5789
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #4A5489
  • Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #545965
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #5B537B
  • Achromatopsia 81% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #585858
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #595567

#5E4E8A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.16:1 Very good#5E4E8A text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.93:1 Very poor#5E4E8A text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#5E4E8A in CSS

/* Freshly Purpleized */
.color { color: #5E4E8A; }
.background { background-color: #5E4E8A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #5E4E8A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(94 78 138);
color: hsl(256 28% 42%);
color: oklch(0.467 0.096 294.7);

#5E4E8A FAQ

What color is #5E4E8A?

#5E4E8A is a dark, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #5E4E8A?

#5E4E8A is rgb(94, 78, 138) in RGB, hsl(256, 28%, 42%) in HSL and cmyk(32%, 43%, 0%, 46%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #5E4E8A?

The complementary color of #5E4E8A is #7A8A4E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #5E4E8A?

White text has the best contrast on #5E4E8A: 7.16:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #5E4E8A a warm or cool color?

#5E4E8A is a cool color.