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#5A00A0

#5a00a0 ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5a00a0 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.29% red, 0% green and 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.75% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 273.75°, with 100% saturation and 31.37% 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 10.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 4.78.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#660099
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Relative luminance0.0471

Complementary

  1. #5a00a0
  2. #46a000

Split complementary

  1. #5a00a0
  2. #96a000
  3. #00a00a

Analogous

  1. #0a00a0
  2. #5a00a0
  3. #a00096

Triadic

  1. #5a00a0
  2. #a05a00
  3. #00a05a

Tetradic

  1. #5a00a0
  2. #a00046
  3. #46a000
  4. #00a05a

Square

  1. #5a00a0
  2. #a00a00
  3. #46a000
  4. #0096a0

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0014
  2. #2f0053
  3. #5a00a0
  4. #8500ec
  5. #a93aff

Shades

#5a00a0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5a00a0
  2. #510090
  3. #480080
  4. #3f0070
  5. #360060
  6. #2d0050
  7. #240040
  8. #1b0030
  9. #120020
  10. #090010
  11. #000000

Tints

#5a00a0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5a00a0
  2. #6b1aaa
  3. #7b33b3
  4. #8c4dbd
  5. #9c66c6
  6. #ad80d0
  7. #bd99d9
  8. #ceb3e3
  9. #deccec
  10. #efe6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5a00a0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5a00a0
  2. #5e0d9d
  3. #621a9a
  4. #652696
  5. #693393
  6. #6d4090
  7. #714d8d
  8. #755a8a
  9. #786686
  10. #7c7383
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3d3d3d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a2f72 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003da4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003c9d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #483b5c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #142fa2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #212e9e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #502d7d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5a00a0 {
  color: #5a00a0;
}
Background
.bg-5a00a0 {
  background-color: #5a00a0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5a00a0 {
  border: 2px solid #5a00a0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5a00a0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 90 0 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 274 100% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5a00a0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5a00a0, #a00096);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5a00a0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(90 0 160 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 4.78 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.51 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.83 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.02 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.37 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 8.41 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 9.61 #a5ff5f Inverted #3d3d3d Grayscale 

Indigo
#5a00a0  rgb(90, 0, 160)  hsl(274, 100%, 31%)  Indigo
#46a000  rgb(70, 160, 0)  hsl(94, 100%, 31%)  Islamic Green
#a05a00  rgb(160, 90, 0)  hsl(34, 100%, 31%)  Ginger
#00a05a  rgb(0, 160, 90)  hsl(154, 100%, 31%)  Shamrock Green