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#5A05AB

#5a05ab ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5a05ab is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.29% red, 1.96% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.37% cyan, 97.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 270.72°, with 94.32% saturation and 34.51% 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 10.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 6.3.

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Web safe#660099
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Relative luminance0.0522

Complementary

  1. #5a05ab
  2. #56ab05

Split complementary

  1. #5a05ab
  2. #a9ab05
  3. #05ab07

Analogous

  1. #0705ab
  2. #5a05ab
  3. #ab05a9

Triadic

  1. #5a05ab
  2. #ab5a05
  3. #05ab5a

Tetradic

  1. #5a05ab
  2. #ab0556
  3. #56ab05
  4. #05ab5a

Square

  1. #5a05ab
  2. #ab0705
  3. #56ab05
  4. #05a9ab

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0116
  2. #330361
  3. #5a05ab
  4. #8107f5
  5. #a74ffa

Shades

#5a05ab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5a05ab
  2. #51059a
  3. #480489
  4. #3f0478
  5. #360367
  6. #2d0356
  7. #240244
  8. #1b0233
  9. #120122
  10. #090111
  11. #000000

Tints

#5a05ab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5a05ab
  2. #6b1eb3
  3. #7b37bc
  4. #8c50c4
  5. #9c69cd
  6. #ad82d5
  7. #bd9bdd
  8. #ceb4e6
  9. #decdee
  10. #efe6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5a05ab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5a05ab
  2. #5e11a7
  3. #621ea2
  4. #652a9e
  5. #69369a
  6. #6d4396
  7. #714f91
  8. #755b8d
  9. #786789
  10. #7c7484
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #414141 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c327a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0041af ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003fa8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #434163 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0433ad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1730a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4d3386 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5a05ab {
  color: #5a05ab;
}
Background
.bg-5a05ab {
  background-color: #5a05ab;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5a05ab {
  border: 2px solid #5a05ab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5a05ab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 90 5 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 271 94% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5a05ab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5a05ab, #ab05a9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5a05ab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(90 5 171 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.30 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.36 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.43 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.83 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.00 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 8.79 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 10.08 #a5fa54 Inverted #414141 Grayscale 

Indigo
#5a05ab  rgb(90, 5, 171)  hsl(271, 94%, 35%)  Indigo
#56ab05  rgb(86, 171, 5)  hsl(91, 94%, 35%)  Kelly Green
#ab5a05  rgb(171, 90, 5)  hsl(31, 94%, 35%)  Ginger
#05ab5a  rgb(5, 171, 90)  hsl(151, 94%, 35%)  Jade