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#5B00A8

#5b00a8 ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5b00a8 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.69% red, 0% green and 65.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.83% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 272.5°, with 100% saturation and 32.94% 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 10.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 5.86.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#660099
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Relative luminance0.0505

Complementary

  1. #5b00a8
  2. #4da800

Split complementary

  1. #5b00a8
  2. #a1a800
  3. #00a807

Analogous

  1. #0700a8
  2. #5b00a8
  3. #a800a1

Triadic

  1. #5b00a8
  2. #a85b00
  3. #00a85b

Tetradic

  1. #5b00a8
  2. #a8004d
  3. #4da800
  4. #00a85b

Square

  1. #5b00a8
  2. #a80700
  3. #4da800
  4. #00a1a8

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0014
  2. #32005b
  3. #5b00a8
  4. #8400f4
  5. #a842ff

Shades

#5b00a8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5b00a8
  2. #520097
  3. #490086
  4. #400076
  5. #370065
  6. #2e0054
  7. #240043
  8. #1b0032
  9. #120022
  10. #090011
  11. #000000

Tints

#5b00a8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5b00a8
  2. #6b1ab1
  3. #7c33b9
  4. #8c4dc2
  5. #9d66cb
  6. #ad80d4
  7. #bd99dc
  8. #ceb3e5
  9. #deccee
  10. #efe6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5b00a8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5b00a8
  2. #5f0da4
  3. #621aa0
  4. #66269c
  5. #6a3398
  6. #6e4094
  7. #714d90
  8. #755a8c
  9. #796688
  10. #7c7384
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c3178 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0040ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ea5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #463f61 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0b31aa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1c2fa6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4f3083 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5b00a8 {
  color: #5b00a8;
}
Background
.bg-5b00a8 {
  background-color: #5b00a8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5b00a8 {
  border: 2px solid #5b00a8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5b00a8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 91 0 168;
  --color-primary-hsl: 273 100% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5b00a8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5b00a8, #a800a1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5b00a8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(91 0 168 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 5.86 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.54 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.73 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.97 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.22 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 8.60 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 10.00 #a4ff57 Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Indigo
#5b00a8  rgb(91, 0, 168)  hsl(273, 100%, 33%)  Indigo
#4da800  rgb(77, 168, 0)  hsl(93, 100%, 33%)  Kelly Green
#a85b00  rgb(168, 91, 0)  hsl(33, 100%, 33%)  Ginger
#00a85b  rgb(0, 168, 91)  hsl(153, 100%, 33%)  Jade