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#5700A5

#5700a5 ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5700a5 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.12% red, 0% green and 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.27% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 271.64°, with 100% saturation and 32.35% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 5.29.

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Web safe#660099
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Relative luminance0.0474

Complementary

  1. #5700a5
  2. #4ea500

Split complementary

  1. #5700a5
  2. #a0a500
  3. #00a505

Analogous

  1. #0500a5
  2. #5700a5
  3. #a500a0

Triadic

  1. #5700a5
  2. #a55700
  3. #00a557

Tetradic

  1. #5700a5
  2. #a5004e
  3. #4ea500
  4. #00a557

Square

  1. #5700a5
  2. #a50500
  3. #4ea500
  4. #00a0a5

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0014
  2. #2f0058
  3. #5700a5
  4. #7f00f1
  5. #a43fff

Shades

#5700a5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5700a5
  2. #4e0095
  3. #460084
  4. #3d0074
  5. #340063
  6. #2c0053
  7. #230042
  8. #1a0032
  9. #110021
  10. #090011
  11. #000000

Tints

#5700a5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5700a5
  2. #681aae
  3. #7933b7
  4. #894dc0
  5. #9a66c9
  6. #ab80d2
  7. #bc99db
  8. #cdb3e4
  9. #ddcced
  10. #eee6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5700a5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5700a5
  2. #5b0da1
  3. #5f1a9e
  4. #63269a
  5. #673396
  6. #6c4093
  7. #704d8f
  8. #745a8b
  9. #786687
  10. #7c7384
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3e3e3e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #492f75 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003ea9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ca2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #413e5f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #022fa7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #152da3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4b2f81 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5700a5 {
  color: #5700a5;
}
Background
.bg-5700a5 {
  background-color: #5700a5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5700a5 {
  border: 2px solid #5700a5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5700a5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 87 0 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 272 100% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5700a5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5700a5, #a500a0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5700a5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(87 0 165 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 5.29 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.53 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.71 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.84 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.93 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.32 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 9.30 #a8ff5a Inverted #3e3e3e Grayscale 

Indigo
#5700a5  rgb(87, 0, 165)  hsl(272, 100%, 32%)  Indigo
#4ea500  rgb(78, 165, 0)  hsl(92, 100%, 32%)  Kelly Green
#a55700  rgb(165, 87, 0)  hsl(32, 100%, 32%)  Ginger
#00a557  rgb(0, 165, 87)  hsl(152, 100%, 32%)  Shamrock Green