#5b0faa

Color #5b0faa

A vivid, highly saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Indigo #4b0082 · ΔE 16.18 Nearest Tailwind class violet-900 #4d179a · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#5b0faa

RGB

rgb(91, 15, 170)

HSL

hsl(269.4, 83.8%, 36.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(269.4, 91.2%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(46.5%, 91.2%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(28.03, 59.22, -65.47)

LCH

lch(28.03, 88.28, 312.13)

OKLCH

oklch(40.8%, 0.2107, 297.02)

HWB

hwb(269.4, 5.9%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5eaa0f

Analogous

#0f11aa

#5b0faa

#a90faa

Triadic

#5b0faa

#aa5b0f

#0faa5b

Split-complementary

#5b0faa

#aaa90f

#11aa0f

Tetradic

#5b0faa

#aa0f5e

#5eaa0f

#0faa5b

Square

#5b0faa

#aa0f11

#5eaa0f

#0faaa9

Shades

Color #5b0faa mixed toward black.

#4c0c8e

#3d0a71

#2e0755

#1e0539

#0f021c

Tints

Color #5b0faa mixed toward white.

#7613dc

#9138ed

#ac6af2

#c89bf6

#e3cdfb

Tones

Color #5b0faa mixed toward gray.

#5b1c9d

#5c2990

#5c3683

#5c4376

#5c5069

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.09:1

White text reads better on this background (10.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#464696 · ΔE 13

Deuteranopia

#494d91 · ΔE 15.4

Tritanopia

#59847f · ΔE 37.9

Achromatopsia

#424242 · ΔE 29.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5b0faa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b0faa]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#5b0faa (#5b0faa) is rgb(91, 15, 170) in RGB.

No, #5b0faa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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