#5f00a2

Color #5f00a2

A vivid, highly saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Indigo #4b0082 · ΔE 14.4 Nearest Tailwind class violet-900 #4d179a · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#5f00a2

RGB

rgb(95, 0, 162)

HSL

hsl(275.2, 100%, 31.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275.2, 100%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(41.4%, 100%, 0%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(26.85, 60.71, -62.54)

LCH

lch(26.85, 87.16, 314.15)

OKLCH

oklch(39.8%, 0.2105, 301.79)

HWB

hwb(275.2, 0%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#43a200

Analogous

#0e00a2

#5f00a2

#a20094

Triadic

#5f00a2

#a25f00

#00a25f

Split-complementary

#5f00a2

#94a200

#00a20e

Tetradic

#5f00a2

#a20043

#43a200

#00a25f

Square

#5f00a2

#a20e00

#43a200

#0094a2

Shades

Color #5f00a2 mixed toward black.

#4f0087

#3f006c

#300051

#200036

#10001b

Tints

Color #5f00a2 mixed toward white.

#8100dc

#9f17ff

#b751ff

#cf8bff

#e7c5ff

Tones

Color #5f00a2 mixed toward gray.

#5d0e95

#5a1b87

#58297a

#56366c

#53445f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.01:1

White text reads better on this background (10.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#48478f · ΔE 14.7

Deuteranopia

#4c508a · ΔE 17.8

Tritanopia

#5d7d79 · ΔE 35.4

Achromatopsia

#3f3f3f · ΔE 29.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5f00a2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5f00a2]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#5f00a2 (#5f00a2) is rgb(95, 0, 162) in RGB.

No, #5f00a2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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