#5b0881

Color #5b0881

A vivid, highly saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Indigo #4b0082 · ΔE 6.68 Nearest Tailwind class purple-900 #59168b · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#5b0881

RGB

rgb(91, 8, 129)

HSL

hsl(281.2, 88.3%, 26.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(281.2, 93.8%, 50.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.5%, 93.8%, 0%, 49.4%)

LAB

lab(23.62, 51.63, -47.42)

LCH

lch(23.62, 70.1, 317.43)

OKLCH

oklch(36.5%, 0.1773, 310.49)

HWB

hwb(281.2, 3.1%, 49.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2e8108

Analogous

#1f0881

#5b0881

#81086b

Triadic

#5b0881

#815b08

#08815b

Split-complementary

#5b0881

#6b8108

#08811f

Tetradic

#5b0881

#81082e

#2e8108

#08815b

Square

#5b0881

#811f08

#2e8108

#086b81

Shades

Color #5b0881 mixed toward black.

#4c076c

#3d0556

#2e0441

#1e032b

#0f0116

Tints

Color #5b0881 mixed toward white.

#850cbc

#ac15f0

#c14ff4

#d58af8

#eac4fb

Tones

Color #5b0881 mixed toward gray.

#571277

#541c6d

#502663

#4c3059

#483b4f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.8:1

White text reads better on this background (11.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#454572 · ΔE 16.7

Deuteranopia

#494d6d · ΔE 19.7

Tritanopia

#596360 · ΔE 29.9

Achromatopsia

#383838 · ΔE 27.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b0881;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b0881]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#5b0881 (#5b0881) is rgb(91, 8, 129) in RGB.

No, #5b0881 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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