#5b009c

Color #5b009c

A vivid, highly saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Indigo #4b0082 · ΔE 11.75 Nearest Tailwind class violet-900 #4d179a · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#5b009c

RGB

rgb(91, 0, 156)

HSL

hsl(275, 100%, 30.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275, 100%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(41.7%, 100%, 0%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(25.64, 59.02, -60.9)

LCH

lch(25.64, 84.81, 314.1)

OKLCH

oklch(38.7%, 0.2047, 301.64)

HWB

hwb(275, 0%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#419c00

Analogous

#0d009c

#5b009c

#9c008f

Triadic

#5b009c

#9c5b00

#009c5b

Split-complementary

#5b009c

#8f9c00

#009c0d

Tetradic

#5b009c

#9c0041

#419c00

#009c5b

Square

#5b009c

#9c0d00

#419c00

#008f9c

Shades

Color #5b009c mixed toward black.

#4c0082

#3d0068

#2e004e

#1e0034

#0f001a

Tints

Color #5b009c mixed toward white.

#7d00d7

#9d13ff

#b54eff

#ce89ff

#e6c4ff

Tones

Color #5b009c mixed toward gray.

#590d8f

#571a82

#552775

#523468

#50415b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.92:1

White text reads better on this background (10.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#454489 · ΔE 14.5

Deuteranopia

#484c85 · ΔE 17.3

Tritanopia

#597874 · ΔE 34.7

Achromatopsia

#3d3d3d · ΔE 29.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b009c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b009c]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#5b009c (#5b009c) is rgb(91, 0, 156) in RGB.

No, #5b009c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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