#5b2079

Color #5b2079

A moderately saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Rebecca Purple #663399 · ΔE 10.92 Nearest Tailwind class purple-900 #59168b · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#5b2079

RGB

rgb(91, 32, 121)

HSL

hsl(279.8, 58.2%, 30%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(279.8, 73.6%, 47.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.8%, 73.6%, 0%, 52.5%)

LAB

lab(25.68, 42.02, -39)

LCH

lch(25.68, 57.33, 317.13)

OKLCH

oklch(37.8%, 0.1477, 311.73)

HWB

hwb(279.8, 12.5%, 52.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3e7920

Analogous

#2f2079

#5b2079

#79206a

Triadic

#5b2079

#795b20

#20795b

Split-complementary

#5b2079

#6a7920

#20792f

Tetradic

#5b2079

#79203e

#3e7920

#20795b

Square

#5b2079

#792f20

#3e7920

#206a79

Shades

Color #5b2079 mixed toward black.

#4c1b65

#3d1551

#2e103d

#1e0b28

#0f0514

Tints

Color #5b2079 mixed toward white.

#7e2ca8

#9f43cd

#b772da

#cfa1e6

#e7d0f3

Tones

Color #5b2079 mixed toward gray.

#592772

#562f6a

#543663

#513e5b

#4f4554

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.93:1

White text reads better on this background (10.89:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#48486b · ΔE 15.4

Deuteranopia

#4b4f68 · ΔE 18.2

Tritanopia

#595f5c · ΔE 28.3

Achromatopsia

#3d3d3d · ΔE 25.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5b2079;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b2079]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#5b2079 (#5b2079) is rgb(91, 32, 121) in RGB.

No, #5b2079 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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