#5b118f

Color #5b118f

A vivid, highly saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Indigo #4b0082 · ΔE 5.2 Nearest Tailwind class purple-900 #59168b · ΔE 0.8

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Conversions

HEX

#5b118f

RGB

rgb(91, 17, 143)

HSL

hsl(275.2, 78.8%, 31.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275.2, 88.1%, 56.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(36.4%, 88.1%, 0%, 43.9%)

LAB

lab(25.59, 52.55, -52.96)

LCH

lch(25.59, 74.61, 314.78)

OKLCH

oklch(38.3%, 0.1842, 304.9)

HWB

hwb(275.2, 6.7%, 43.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#458f11

Analogous

#1c118f

#5b118f

#8f1184

Triadic

#5b118f

#8f5b11

#118f5b

Split-complementary

#5b118f

#848f11

#118f1c

Tetradic

#5b118f

#8f1145

#458f11

#118f5b

Square

#5b118f

#8f1c11

#458f11

#11848f

Shades

Color #5b118f mixed toward black.

#4c0e77

#3d0b5f

#2e0848

#1e0630

#0f0318

Tints

Color #5b118f mixed toward white.

#7c17c3

#9a2ee6

#b363ec

#cd97f3

#e6cbf9

Tones

Color #5b118f mixed toward gray.

#591b85

#57267a

#563170

#543b65

#52465b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.92:1

White text reads better on this background (10.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#46467e · ΔE 14.9

Deuteranopia

#494d7a · ΔE 17.5

Tritanopia

#596f6b · ΔE 32

Achromatopsia

#3d3d3d · ΔE 27.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b118f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b118f]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#5b118f (#5b118f) is rgb(91, 17, 143) in RGB.

No, #5b118f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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