#5b00a2

Color #5b00a2

A vivid, highly saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Indigo #4b0082 · ΔE 14.58 Nearest Tailwind class violet-900 #4d179a · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#5b00a2

RGB

rgb(91, 0, 162)

HSL

hsl(273.7, 100%, 31.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.7, 100%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(43.8%, 100%, 0%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(26.25, 60.31, -63.55)

LCH

lch(26.25, 87.61, 313.5)

OKLCH

oklch(39.3%, 0.2099, 299.89)

HWB

hwb(273.7, 0%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#47a200

Analogous

#0a00a2

#5b00a2

#a20098

Triadic

#5b00a2

#a25b00

#00a25b

Split-complementary

#5b00a2

#98a200

#00a20a

Tetradic

#5b00a2

#a20047

#47a200

#00a25b

Square

#5b00a2

#a20a00

#47a200

#0098a2

Shades

Color #5b00a2 mixed toward black.

#4c0087

#3d006c

#2e0051

#1e0036

#0f001b

Tints

Color #5b00a2 mixed toward white.

#7c00dc

#9917ff

#b351ff

#cc8bff

#e6c5ff

Tones

Color #5b00a2 mixed toward gray.

#590e95

#581b87

#56297a

#54366c

#53445f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.97:1

White text reads better on this background (10.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#45448f · ΔE 14

Deuteranopia

#484c8a · ΔE 16.8

Tritanopia

#597d79 · ΔE 36

Achromatopsia

#3e3e3e · ΔE 29.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b00a2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b00a2]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#5b00a2 (#5b00a2) is rgb(91, 0, 162) in RGB.

No, #5b00a2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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