#5b1379

Color #5b1379

A vivid, highly saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Rebecca Purple #663399 · ΔE 11.26 Nearest Tailwind class purple-900 #59168b · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#5b1379

RGB

rgb(91, 19, 121)

HSL

hsl(282.4, 72.9%, 27.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282.4, 84.3%, 47.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.8%, 84.3%, 0%, 52.5%)

LAB

lab(23.9, 47.1, -41.87)

LCH

lch(23.9, 63.02, 318.36)

OKLCH

oklch(36.5%, 0.1622, 313.03)

HWB

hwb(282.4, 7.5%, 52.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#317913

Analogous

#281379

#5b1379

#791364

Triadic

#5b1379

#795b13

#13795b

Split-complementary

#5b1379

#647913

#137928

Tetradic

#5b1379

#791331

#317913

#13795b

Square

#5b1379

#792813

#317913

#136479

Shades

Color #5b1379 mixed toward black.

#4c1065

#3d0d51

#2e0a3d

#1e0628

#0f0314

Tints

Color #5b1379 mixed toward white.

#831baf

#a92ade

#be5fe6

#d494ee

#e9caf7

Tones

Color #5b1379 mixed toward gray.

#581c71

#542468

#512d60

#4d3557

#4a3e4f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.58:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.81:1

White text reads better on this background (11.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#47466b · ΔE 16.6

Deuteranopia

#4a4d67 · ΔE 19.5

Tritanopia

#595e5b · ΔE 29.7

Achromatopsia

#393939 · ΔE 26.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5b1379;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b1379]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#5b1379 (#5b1379) is rgb(91, 19, 121) in RGB.

No, #5b1379 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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