Color Name
Purple Heart*
Hex Color Code
#5B38AF
RGB Color Code
RGB(91, 56, 175)
CMYK Values*
48.0%, 68.0%, 0.0%, 31.4%
#5B38AF hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

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What color is 5B38AF?

The RGB color code for color number #5B38AF is RGB(91, 56, 175). In the RGB color model, #5B38AF has a red value of 91, a green value of 56, and a blue value of 175. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 48.0% cyan, 68.0% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 31.4% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 257.6° (degrees), 51.5 % saturation, and 45.3 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #5B38AF has a hue of 257.6° (degrees), 68.0 % saturation and 68.6 % brightness/value.

Color 5B38AF is cool or warm?

Color 5B38AF is a cool color.

What is the LRV of #5B38AF? (For interior and product design)

5B38AF has an LRV of nearly 8.1. By LRV value, it is a dark color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color
#5B38AF
LRV 8.1
Light Color

Compare LRV 8.1 of #5B38AF with dark and light color

Is #5B38AF Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color 5B38AF meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

  • Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
  • Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

Normal text - 14pt

Normal Bold text - 12pt


Large text - 18pt

Large Bold text - 14pt

Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

HEX #5B38AF color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #5B38AF
Hex triplet
#5B38AF
Red
5B
Green
38
Blue
AF
RGBA / RGB rgb(91, 56, 175)
Red
91 (35.7%)
Green
56 (22.0%)
Blue
175 (68.6%)
Alpha
1 (100.0%)
CMYK
Cyan
48.00%
Magenta
68.00%
Yellow
0.00%
Key
31.37%
HSL hsl(257.65deg, 51.5 %, 45.3 %)
Hue
257.65°
Saturation
51.52 %
Lightness
45.29 %
HSV / HSB
Hue
257.65°
Saturation
68.00 %
Brightness / Value
68.63 %
RYB ryb(77, 59, 161)
Red
77 (30.4%)
Yellow
59 (23.1%)
Blue
161 (63.3%)
HWB
Hue
257.65°
Whiteness
21.96 %
Blackness
31.37 %
CMY
Cyan
64.31%
Magenta
78.04%
Yellow
31.37%
XYZ
X
13.47
Y
8.15
Z
41.42
YXY
Y1
8.15
X
0.21
Y2
0.13
CIE-Lab
L
34.29
A
43.9
B
-58.21
CIE-Lch
L
34.29
C
72.91
H
307.02
CIE-Luv
L
34.29
U
4.18
V
-83.02
Hunter-Lab
L
28.54
A
34.26
B
-66.05
Other
LRV
~ 8.1 %
Munsell Color System
9.7PB 3.3/14.4

Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0
Identical – an exact match
ΔE under 1
Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them
ΔE 1 – 2
Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection
ΔE 2 – 10
Perceptible at a glance
ΔE over 10
Reads as a different color altogether

Color Name of HEX #5B38AF

These are the named colors closest to hex 5B38AF, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#69359C Color Purple Heart
95.38% match | ΔE 4.62
#6F2DA8 Color Grape
95.35% match | ΔE 4.65
#6B3FA0 Color Royal purple
95.28% match | ΔE 4.72
#663399 Color Rebecca Purple
95.27% match | ΔE 4.73

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system


Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to 5B38AF.

#6638B6 Color PANTONE 2090 C
97.94% match | ΔE 2.06
#6E3FA3 Color PANTONE 2077 C
95.16% match | ΔE 4.84
#753BBD Color PANTONE 266 C
95.14% match | ΔE 4.86
#5F259F Color PANTONE 267 C
95.12% match | ΔE 4.88

Paint color for Hex #5B38AF

These are the real paint colors closest to hex 5B38AF from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from 5B38AF once it is on a wall.


Benjamin Moore

Hex color 5B38AF similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #5B38AF to Benjamin Moore


Dunn-Edwards

Hex color 5B38AF similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #5B38AF to Dunn-Edwards


Valspar

Hex color 5B38AF similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #5B38AF to Valspar


PPG Paints

Hex color 5B38AF similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #5B38AF to PPG Paints


Sherwin Williams

Hex color 5B38AF similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #5B38AF to Sherwin Williams


Behr

Hex color 5B38AF similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #5B38AF to Behr


Farrow & Ball

Hex color 5B38AF similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #5B38AF to Farrow & Ball

#3F4D57 Color Hague Blue (30)
87.50% match | ΔE 12.50
#4A5B6B Color Stiffkey Blue (281)
86.93% match | ΔE 13.07
#3F4666 Color Blue Maize (CB11)
84.44% match | ΔE 15.56
#5C6576 Color Wine Dark (308)
82.13% match | ΔE 17.87

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#5B38AF color palettes and scheme combination

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Complementary / Opposite Color

#5B38AF
Purple Heart*
#8CAF38
Pea Green*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of #5B38AF?

Color that best contrast with #5B38AF is #8CAF38, color name is Pea Green*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.

What color compliments #5B38AF?

Complementary or Opposite color for #5B38AF is #8CAF38, color name is Pea Green*.

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