#5a00a1

Color #5a00a1

A vivid, highly saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Indigo #4b0082 · ΔE 14.16 Nearest Tailwind class violet-900 #4d179a · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#5a00a1

RGB

rgb(90, 0, 161)

HSL

hsl(273.5, 100%, 31.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.5, 100%, 63.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(44.1%, 100%, 0%, 36.9%)

LAB

lab(26, 60, -63.36)

LCH

lch(26, 87.26, 313.44)

OKLCH

oklch(39.1%, 0.2089, 299.69)

HWB

hwb(273.5, 0%, 36.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#47a100

Analogous

#0900a1

#5a00a1

#a10098

Triadic

#5a00a1

#a15a00

#00a15a

Split-complementary

#5a00a1

#98a100

#00a109

Tetradic

#5a00a1

#a10047

#47a100

#00a15a

Square

#5a00a1

#a10900

#47a100

#0098a1

Shades

Color #5a00a1 mixed toward black.

#4b0086

#3c006b

#2d0051

#1e0036

#0f001b

Tints

Color #5a00a1 mixed toward white.

#7a00db

#9816ff

#b251ff

#cc8bff

#e5c5ff

Tones

Color #5a00a1 mixed toward gray.

#580d94

#571b86

#552879

#54366b

#52435e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.95:1

White text reads better on this background (10.77:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#44448e · ΔE 14.1

Deuteranopia

#474c89 · ΔE 17

Tritanopia

#587c78 · ΔE 35.9

Achromatopsia

#3e3e3e · ΔE 29.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5a00a1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5a00a1]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#5a00a1 (#5a00a1) is rgb(90, 0, 161) in RGB.

No, #5a00a1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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