#5a0082

Color #5a0082

A vivid, highly saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Indigo #4b0082 · ΔE 5.15 Nearest Tailwind class purple-900 #59168b · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#5a0082

RGB

rgb(90, 0, 130)

HSL

hsl(281.5, 100%, 25.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(281.5, 100%, 51%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.8%, 100%, 0%, 49%)

LAB

lab(22.95, 53.45, -49.15)

LCH

lch(22.95, 72.61, 317.4)

OKLCH

oklch(36.1%, 0.1825, 310)

HWB

hwb(281.5, 0%, 49%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#288200

Analogous

#190082

#5a0082

#820069

Triadic

#5a0082

#825a00

#00825a

Split-complementary

#5a0082

#698200

#008219

Tetradic

#5a0082

#820028

#288200

#00825a

Square

#5a0082

#821900

#288200

#006982

Shades

Color #5a0082 mixed toward black.

#4b006c

#3c0057

#2d0041

#1e002b

#0f0016

Tints

Color #5a0082 mixed toward white.

#8600c1

#b102ff

#c441ff

#d880ff

#ebc0ff

Tones

Color #5a0082 mixed toward gray.

#560b77

#52166c

#4d2162

#492b57

#45364c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.76:1

White text reads better on this background (11.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#444472 · ΔE 17

Deuteranopia

#474c6e · ΔE 20

Tritanopia

#586460 · ΔE 31.4

Achromatopsia

#373737 · ΔE 27.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #5a0082;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5a0082]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#5a0082 (#5a0082) is rgb(90, 0, 130) in RGB.

No, #5a0082 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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