#5a009d

Color #5a009d

A vivid, highly saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Indigo #4b0082 · ΔE 12.26 Nearest Tailwind class violet-900 #4d179a · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#5a009d

RGB

rgb(90, 0, 157)

HSL

hsl(274.4, 100%, 30.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.4, 100%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(42.7%, 100%, 0%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(25.59, 59.13, -61.6)

LCH

lch(25.59, 85.39, 313.83)

OKLCH

oklch(38.7%, 0.2054, 300.87)

HWB

hwb(274.4, 0%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#439d00

Analogous

#0c009d

#5a009d

#9d0092

Triadic

#5a009d

#9d5a00

#009d5a

Split-complementary

#5a009d

#929d00

#009d0c

Tetradic

#5a009d

#9d0043

#439d00

#009d5a

Square

#5a009d

#9d0c00

#439d00

#00929d

Shades

Color #5a009d mixed toward black.

#4b0083

#3c0069

#2d004f

#1e0034

#0f001a

Tints

Color #5a009d mixed toward white.

#7c00d8

#9b14ff

#b44fff

#cd89ff

#e6c4ff

Tones

Color #5a009d mixed toward gray.

#580d90

#561a83

#542776

#523469

#50415c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.92:1

White text reads better on this background (10.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#44448a · ΔE 14.5

Deuteranopia

#474c85 · ΔE 17.4

Tritanopia

#587975 · ΔE 35.1

Achromatopsia

#3d3d3d · ΔE 29.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5a009d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5a009d]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#5a009d (#5a009d) is rgb(90, 0, 157) in RGB.

No, #5a009d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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