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HEX atlas value

#5D3A9B

#5D3A9B is a cool purple HEX color nearest Amethyst Deep. RGB 93, 58, 155, HSL 262° 46% 42%, luminance 0.0772; view contrast and conversions.

purplecooljewel-tone
#5D3A9B Sample readable text
HEX #5D3A9B
RGB rgb(93, 58, 155)
HSL hsl(262 46% 42%)
CMYK cmyk(40, 63, 0, 39)
Luminance 0.0772
Contrast Black 2.54:1White 8.25:1

CSS

--color-5d3a9b: #5D3A9B;
.background-5d3a9b { background-color: #5D3A9B; }
.text-5d3a9b { color: #5D3A9B; }

HEX meaning and use

About #5D3A9B

#5D3A9B is classified as a cool purple value with jewel tone visual character. #5D3A9B is visually closest to Amethyst Deep, a named purple color with HEX #5D3A9B.

The RGB channels are 93, 58, and 155, with blue carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 262deg with 46% saturation and 42% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

Practical uses for this HEX value include color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and rich accent palettes. Its luminance is 0.0772, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 0.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.54:1AA Fail
White text8.25:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #5D3A9B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.54:1 · Fail
White text#FFFFFF8.25:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#362159#362159 · #FFFFFF text · best 13.83:1#5822B4#5822B4 · #FFFFFF text · best 9.12:1Dark Slate Blue#483D8B · #FFFFFF text · best 9.07:1Rebecca Purple#663399 · #FFFFFF text · best 8.41:1#3A479C#3A479C · #FFFFFF text · best 8.2:1

Generated Palette

Amethyst Deep#5D3A9B
#789C3A#789C3A
#3A479C#3A479C
#8F3A9C#8F3A9C
#8C6AC8#8C6AC8
#362159#362159

Color Harmonies

#789C3A#789C3A
#3A479C#3A479C
#8F3A9C#8F3A9C
#9C5E3A#9C5E3A
#3A9C5E#3A9C5E

Variants

#8C6AC8#8C6AC8
#362159#362159
#5822B4#5822B4
#645185#645185
#A491C5#A491C5
#5E00FF#5E00FF

Nearest Named Colors

Amethyst Deep#5D3A9B
Rebecca Purple#663399
Iolite#5A4C8D
Grape#6F2DA8
Dark Slate Blue#483D8B

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.0772
Black text2.54:1AA Fail
White text8.25:1AA Pass
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#5D3A9B","rgb":[93,58,155],"hsl":[262,46,42],"cmyk":[40,63,0,39],"luminance":0.0772,"contrast":{"black":2.54,"white":8.25}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.54,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":8.25,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#362159","hex":"#362159","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.52,"contrastWhite":13.83,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#5822B4","hex":"#5822B4","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.3,"contrastWhite":9.12,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Dark Slate Blue","hex":"#483D8B","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.32,"contrastWhite":9.07,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Rebecca Purple","hex":"#663399","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.5,"contrastWhite":8.41,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#3A479C","hex":"#3A479C","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.56,"contrastWhite":8.2,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["cool purple","jewel tone","jewel tone purple","Amethyst Deep adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","rich accent palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/5d3a9b.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/amethyst-deep.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/rebecca-purple.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/iolite.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#789C3A","analogous":["#3A479C","#8F3A9C"],"triadic":["#9C5E3A","#3A9C5E"],"tetradic":["#9C3A47","#789C3A","#3A9C8F"],"splitComplementary":["#9C8F3A","#479C3A"],"monochromatic":["#8C6AC8","#5D3A9B","#362159"]}
Variants
{"light":"#8C6AC8","dark":"#362159","saturated":"#5822B4","desaturated":"#645185","pastel":"#A491C5","neon":"#5E00FF"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"amethyst-deep","name":"Amethyst Deep","hex":"#5D3A9B","distance":0},{"slug":"rebecca-purple","name":"Rebecca Purple","hex":"#663399","distance":11.575836902790225},{"slug":"iolite","name":"Iolite","hex":"#5A4C8D","distance":23},{"slug":"grape","name":"Grape","hex":"#6F2DA8","distance":25.729360660537214},{"slug":"dark-slate-blue","name":"Dark Slate Blue","hex":"#483D8B","distance":26.570660511172846}]
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