#5930A9Royalty (#5930A9) is a dark, saturated purple with an OKLCH hue of 293°, lightness 0.43 and chroma 0.181. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #5930A9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 48, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(260, 56%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(260, 72%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(47%, 72%, 0%, 34%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(32 46.1 -58.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.435 0.181 293) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Royalty shifts subtly: leans toward magenta; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#5c309f — ΔE 1.8, shifts subtly: leans toward magenta#5c31a6 — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: leans toward magenta#5930a9 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#5930ab — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Royalty in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 8.68:1 and against black 2.42:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#a691f0 · #8267d1 · #5930a9 · #411287 · #20004d · #050017
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#4070c4 · #4e52bb · #5930a9 · #5a1682 · #53005a · #420032
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#d690b8 · #d254a4 · #925779 · #5930a9 · #3d197c · #250055
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#c6cf0a · #9286c3 · #716a8d · #5930a9 · #372761 · #1b1233
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f2f4e1 · #aca8c1 · #6a6c5f · #5930a9 · #3a354e · #010100
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f2f3e7 · #c9cabd · #9c9d8e · #222411 · #040400 · #5930a9
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#c9debe · #d4b840 · #505ba3 · #5930a9 · #334531 · #1d061e
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f2f6cd · #d8a121 · #008204 · #5930a9 · #4b3500 · #000200
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffeee4 · #f28f4c · #007d64 · #5930a9 · #004436 · #1c0600
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffedec · #fa8380 · #6b7000 · #5930a9 · #004247 · #030300
#7052BC · #8872CF · #A291E1 · #BDB0F3 · #D8D1FF
#4B2492 · #3D187C · #300C66 · #230151 · #17003B
#563C97 · #544485 · #524A72
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.