Information about #5B2371 color

#5B2371 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #5B2371 belongs to the Violet Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(91, 35, 113) — 35.7% red, 13.7% green, 44.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 9 / 31 / 0 / 56. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #5B2371 reads as a confidently colored twilight violet and holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Ultramarine Violet (#5C246E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are AILeadingPlume (#4F276D) and Imperial (#602F6B).

The recipe behind #5B2371 is rgb(91, 35, 113), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #5B2371: 10.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #5B2371 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#5B2371 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#5B2371 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #5B2371

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Imperial color link
Imperial

#602F6B

Purple Iris color link
Purple Iris

#571B7E

Regalia color link
Regalia

#522D80

Purple Jam color link
Purple Jam

#6A287E

Seance color link
Seance

#69326E

Midnight color link
Midnight

#702670

Funtasia color link
Funtasia

#4C3371

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5B2371
  • RGB91, 35, 113
  • CMYK9, 31, 0, 56
  • CSSrgb(91, 35, 113)
  • HSL283°, 53%, 29%
  • HSL Precise283.077°, 52.703%, 29.02%
  • HSV283°, 69%, 44%
  • HSB283°, 69%, 44%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.137
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.443
  • GLSLvec3(0.357, 0.137, 0.443)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.357, 0.137, 0.443, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.357, 0.137, 0.443)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB35.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB13.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB44.3%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID5B2371
  • DECIMAL ID5972849
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01