#5b2ad1

Color #5b2ad1

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Blue Violet #8a2be2 · ΔE 12.37 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-700 #432dd7 · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#5b2ad1

RGB

rgb(91, 42, 209)

HSL

hsl(257.6, 66.5%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.6, 79.9%, 82%)

CMYK

cmyk(56.5%, 79.9%, 0%, 18%)

LAB

lab(34.97, 60.06, -77.06)

LCH

lch(34.97, 97.7, 307.93)

OKLCH

oklch(46.7%, 0.2318, 286.78)

HWB

hwb(257.6, 16.5%, 18%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a0d12a

Analogous

#2a4dd1

#5b2ad1

#ae2ad1

Triadic

#5b2ad1

#d15b2a

#2ad15b

Split-complementary

#5b2ad1

#d1ae2a

#4dd12a

Tetradic

#5b2ad1

#d12aa0

#a0d12a

#2ad15b

Square

#5b2ad1

#d12a4d

#a0d12a

#2ad1ae

Shades

Color #5b2ad1 mixed toward black.

#4c23ae

#3d1c8b

#2d1568

#1e0e46

#0f0723

Tints

Color #5b2ad1 mixed toward white.

#754bdb

#916fe2

#ac93e9

#c8b7f1

#e3dbf8

Tones

Color #5b2ad1 mixed toward gray.

#6138c3

#6646b5

#6c54a7

#726299

#78708b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.7:1

White text reads better on this background (7.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4a4aba · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#4d50b3 · ΔE 10.4

Tritanopia

#59a49f · ΔE 44.7

Achromatopsia

#525252 · ΔE 30.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b2ad1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b2ad1]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#5b2ad1 (#5b2ad1) is rgb(91, 42, 209) in RGB.

No, #5b2ad1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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