Information about #5B31AA color

#5B31AA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #5B31AA belongs to the Violet Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(91, 49, 170) — 35.7% red, 19.2% green, 66.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 31 / 47 / 0 / 33. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#5B31AA is a clearly saturated twilight violet that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Purple Heart (#69359C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Rebecca Purple (#663399) and Grape (#6F2DA8).

In RGB terms — rgb(91, 49, 170) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #5B31AA: 8.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for black. #5B31AA has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#5B31AA color variations

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#5B31AA 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 #5B31AA

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5B31AA
  • RGB91, 49, 170
  • CMYK31, 47, 0, 33
  • CSSrgb(91, 49, 170)
  • HSL261°, 55%, 43%
  • HSL Precise260.826°, 55.251%, 42.941%
  • HSV261°, 71%, 67%
  • HSB261°, 71%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.192
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • GLSLvec3(0.357, 0.192, 0.667)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.357, 0.192, 0.667, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.357, 0.192, 0.667)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB35.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB19.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB66.7%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID5B31AA
  • DECIMAL ID5976490
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01