#5c00a3

Color #5c00a3

A vivid, highly saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Indigo #4b0082 · ΔE 15 Nearest Tailwind class violet-900 #4d179a · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#5c00a3

RGB

rgb(92, 0, 163)

HSL

hsl(273.9, 100%, 32%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.9, 100%, 63.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(43.6%, 100%, 0%, 36.1%)

LAB

lab(26.5, 60.62, -63.74)

LCH

lch(26.5, 87.96, 313.56)

OKLCH

oklch(39.5%, 0.2109, 300.08)

HWB

hwb(273.9, 0%, 36.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#47a300

Analogous

#0b00a3

#5c00a3

#a30099

Triadic

#5c00a3

#a35c00

#00a35c

Split-complementary

#5c00a3

#99a300

#00a30b

Tetradic

#5c00a3

#a30047

#47a300

#00a35c

Square

#5c00a3

#a30b00

#47a300

#0099a3

Shades

Color #5c00a3 mixed toward black.

#4d0088

#3d006d

#2e0052

#1f0036

#0f001b

Tints

Color #5c00a3 mixed toward white.

#7d00dd

#9a18ff

#b452ff

#cd8bff

#e6c5ff

Tones

Color #5c00a3 mixed toward gray.

#5a0e96

#591b88

#57297a

#55366d

#53445f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.98:1

White text reads better on this background (10.59:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#464590 · ΔE 14.1

Deuteranopia

#494d8b · ΔE 17

Tritanopia

#5a7e79 · ΔE 36.8

Achromatopsia

#3f3f3f · ΔE 29.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5c00a3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5c00a3]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#5c00a3 (#5c00a3) is rgb(92, 0, 163) in RGB.

No, #5c00a3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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