#5e00a4

Color #5e00a4

A vivid, highly saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Indigo #4b0082 · ΔE 15.36 Nearest Tailwind class violet-900 #4d179a · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#5e00a4

RGB

rgb(94, 0, 164)

HSL

hsl(274.4, 100%, 32.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.4, 100%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(42.7%, 100%, 0%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(26.9, 61.03, -63.67)

LCH

lch(26.9, 88.2, 313.79)

OKLCH

oklch(39.9%, 0.2121, 300.74)

HWB

hwb(274.4, 0%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#46a400

Analogous

#0c00a4

#5e00a4

#a40098

Triadic

#5e00a4

#a45e00

#00a45e

Split-complementary

#5e00a4

#98a400

#00a40c

Tetradic

#5e00a4

#a40046

#46a400

#00a45e

Square

#5e00a4

#a40c00

#46a400

#0098a4

Shades

Color #5e00a4 mixed toward black.

#4e0089

#3f006d

#2f0052

#1f0037

#10001b

Tints

Color #5e00a4 mixed toward white.

#7f00de

#9d18ff

#b552ff

#ce8cff

#e6c5ff

Tones

Color #5e00a4 mixed toward gray.

#5c0e97

#5a1b89

#58297b

#56376d

#544460

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.01:1

White text reads better on this background (10.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#474791 · ΔE 14.6

Deuteranopia

#4b4f8b · ΔE 17.5

Tritanopia

#5c7f7a · ΔE 36.8

Achromatopsia

#404040 · ΔE 29.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5e00a4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5e00a4]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#5e00a4 (#5e00a4) is rgb(94, 0, 164) in RGB.

No, #5e00a4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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