#5b15cf

Color #5b15cf

A vivid, highly saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Blue Violet #8a2be2 · ΔE 11.65 Nearest Tailwind class violet-800 #5d0ec0 · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#5b15cf

RGB

rgb(91, 21, 207)

HSL

hsl(262.6, 81.6%, 44.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(262.6, 89.9%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(56%, 89.9%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(32.4, 66.53, -80.14)

LCH

lch(32.4, 104.16, 309.7)

OKLCH

oklch(44.9%, 0.2433, 288.58)

HWB

hwb(262.6, 8.2%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#89cf15

Analogous

#152ccf

#5b15cf

#b815cf

Triadic

#5b15cf

#cf5b15

#15cf5b

Split-complementary

#5b15cf

#cfb815

#2ccf15

Tetradic

#5b15cf

#cf1589

#89cf15

#15cf5b

Square

#5b15cf

#cf152c

#89cf15

#15cfb8

Shades

Color #5b15cf mixed toward black.

#4c11ac

#3d0e8a

#2e0a67

#1e0745

#0f0322

Tints

Color #5b15cf mixed toward white.

#722ae9

#8e54ee

#aa7ff2

#c7aaf6

#e3d4fb

Tones

Color #5b15cf mixed toward gray.

#5f24bf

#6334b0

#6743a0

#6a5391

#6e6281

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.45:1

White text reads better on this background (8.56:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4746b7 · ΔE 10

Deuteranopia

#4a4eb1 · ΔE 12.5

Tritanopia

#59a19c · ΔE 45.4

Achromatopsia

#4c4c4c · ΔE 31.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5b15cf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b15cf]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#5b15cf (#5b15cf) is rgb(91, 21, 207) in RGB.

No, #5b15cf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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