#5e00a7

Color #5e00a7

A vivid, highly saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Indigo #4b0082 · ΔE 16.78 Nearest Tailwind class violet-900 #4d179a · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#5e00a7

RGB

rgb(94, 0, 167)

HSL

hsl(273.8, 100%, 32.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.8, 100%, 65.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(43.7%, 100%, 0%, 34.5%)

LAB

lab(27.21, 61.68, -64.98)

LCH

lch(27.21, 89.59, 313.51)

OKLCH

oklch(40.2%, 0.2147, 299.9)

HWB

hwb(273.8, 0%, 34.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#49a700

Analogous

#0b00a7

#5e00a7

#a7009c

Triadic

#5e00a7

#a75e00

#00a75e

Split-complementary

#5e00a7

#9ca700

#00a70b

Tetradic

#5e00a7

#a70049

#49a700

#00a75e

Square

#5e00a7

#a70b00

#49a700

#009ca7

Shades

Color #5e00a7 mixed toward black.

#4e008b

#3f006f

#2f0053

#1f0038

#10001c

Tints

Color #5e00a7 mixed toward white.

#7e00e0

#9b1aff

#b453ff

#cd8dff

#e6c6ff

Tones

Color #5e00a7 mixed toward gray.

#5c0e99

#5a1c8b

#592a7d

#57386f

#554561

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.03:1

White text reads better on this background (10.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#474793 · ΔE 14.4

Deuteranopia

#4b4f8e · ΔE 17.2

Tritanopia

#5c817c · ΔE 37.3

Achromatopsia

#404040 · ΔE 29.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5e00a7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5e00a7]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#5e00a7 (#5e00a7) is rgb(94, 0, 167) in RGB.

No, #5e00a7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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