#5f00a1

Color #5f00a1

A vivid, highly saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Indigo #4b0082 · ΔE 13.93 Nearest Tailwind class violet-900 #4d179a · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#5f00a1

RGB

rgb(95, 0, 161)

HSL

hsl(275.4, 100%, 31.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275.4, 100%, 63.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(41%, 100%, 0%, 36.9%)

LAB

lab(26.75, 60.49, -62.1)

LCH

lch(26.75, 86.69, 314.25)

OKLCH

oklch(39.7%, 0.2096, 302.1)

HWB

hwb(275.4, 0%, 36.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#42a100

Analogous

#0f00a1

#5f00a1

#a10093

Triadic

#5f00a1

#a15f00

#00a15f

Split-complementary

#5f00a1

#93a100

#00a10f

Tetradic

#5f00a1

#a10042

#42a100

#00a15f

Square

#5f00a1

#a10f00

#42a100

#0093a1

Shades

Color #5f00a1 mixed toward black.

#4f0086

#3f006b

#300051

#200036

#10001b

Tints

Color #5f00a1 mixed toward white.

#8100db

#a016ff

#b751ff

#cf8bff

#e7c5ff

Tones

Color #5f00a1 mixed toward gray.

#5d0d94

#5a1b86

#582879

#55366b

#53435e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

2:1

White text reads better on this background (10.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#48478e · ΔE 14.8

Deuteranopia

#4c5089 · ΔE 17.9

Tritanopia

#5d7c78 · ΔE 35.2

Achromatopsia

#3f3f3f · ΔE 29.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5f00a1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5f00a1]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#5f00a1 (#5f00a1) is rgb(95, 0, 161) in RGB.

No, #5f00a1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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