All About Color #5E159D

#5E159D

About #5E159D

#5E159D is a dark purple color with the hex code #5E159D. In RGB it is red 94, green 21, blue 157; in HSL it is hue 272°, saturation 76%, lightness 35%; in CMYK it is 40%, 87%, 0%, 38%. Its contrast ratio is 10.14:1 on white and 2.07:1 on black.

#5E159D Color Conversion

Hex triplet5E, 15, 9D
CMYK40.13%, 86.62%, 0.00%, 38.43%
RGB Decimal94, 21, 157
HSL272°, 76%, 35%
RGB Octal136, 25, 235
HSV (HSB)272.21°, 86.62%, 61.57%
RGB Binary1011110, 10101, 10011101
CIE-L*AB27.71, 55.03, -58.10
RGB Percent36.86%, 8.24%, 61.57%
CIE-L*CH27.71, 80.02, 313.45
XYZ10.97, 5.35, 32.35
CIE-L*UV27.71, 12.69, -76.58
xyY0.23, 0.11, 5.35
Hunter-Lab23.13, 44.18, -66.74
RYB36.86%, 8.24%, 61.57%

Color Accessibility Scores

#5E159D on a dark background: contrast 2.07:1, fails WCAG AA.
#5E159D on a light background: contrast 10.14:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #5E159D, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #5E159D. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#5E159D · #8D2CE2 · #2E0A4C · #559D15 · #81E22C

Analogous palette

#15559D · #1A159D · #5E159D · #9D1599 · #9D1555

Triadic palette

#5E159D · #9D5E15 · #159D5E · #8D2CE2 · #E28D2C

Tetradic palette

#5E159D · #9D1A15 · #559D15 · #15999D · #2E0A4C

Monochromatic palette

#0D0316 · #360C5A · #5E159D · #861FE0 · #AA62EA

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