#5b1ea7

Color #5b1ea7

A moderately saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Indigo #4b0082 · ΔE 12.32 Nearest Tailwind class violet-900 #4d179a · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#5b1ea7

RGB

rgb(91, 30, 167)

HSL

hsl(266.7, 69.5%, 38.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(266.7, 82%, 65.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(45.5%, 82%, 0%, 34.5%)

LAB

lab(29.27, 53.98, -61.62)

LCH

lch(29.27, 81.92, 311.22)

OKLCH

oklch(41.5%, 0.1976, 296.64)

HWB

hwb(266.7, 11.8%, 34.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6aa71e

Analogous

#1e26a7

#5b1ea7

#9f1ea7

Triadic

#5b1ea7

#a75b1e

#1ea75b

Split-complementary

#5b1ea7

#a79f1e

#26a71e

Tetradic

#5b1ea7

#a71e6a

#6aa71e

#1ea75b

Square

#5b1ea7

#a71e26

#6aa71e

#1ea79f

Shades

Color #5b1ea7 mixed toward black.

#4c198b

#3d146f

#2d0f53

#1e0a38

#0f051c

Tints

Color #5b1ea7 mixed toward white.

#7326d3

#8f4edf

#ab7ae7

#c7a7ef

#e3d3f7

Tones

Color #5b1ea7 mixed toward gray.

#5c299b

#5d3590

#5f4085

#604c79

#61576e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.19:1

White text reads better on this background (9.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#484894 · ΔE 12

Deuteranopia

#4b4e8f · ΔE 14.2

Tritanopia

#59827e · ΔE 36

Achromatopsia

#454545 · ΔE 28.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b1ea7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b1ea7]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#5b1ea7 (#5b1ea7) is rgb(91, 30, 167) in RGB.

No, #5b1ea7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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