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#5E00A0

#5e00a0 ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5e00a0 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 36.86% red, 0% green and 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.25% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 275.25°, 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 10.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 5.06.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#660099
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Relative luminance0.0492

Complementary

  1. #5e00a0
  2. #42a000

Split complementary

  1. #5e00a0
  2. #92a000
  3. #00a00e

Analogous

  1. #0e00a0
  2. #5e00a0
  3. #a00092

Triadic

  1. #5e00a0
  2. #a05e00
  3. #00a05e

Tetradic

  1. #5e00a0
  2. #a00042
  3. #42a000
  4. #00a05e

Square

  1. #5e00a0
  2. #a00e00
  3. #42a000
  4. #0092a0

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0014
  2. #310053
  3. #5e00a0
  4. #8b00ec
  5. #ae3aff

Shades

#5e00a0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5e00a0
  2. #550090
  3. #4b0080
  4. #420070
  5. #380060
  6. #2f0050
  7. #260040
  8. #1c0030
  9. #130020
  10. #090010
  11. #000000

Tints

#5e00a0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5e00a0
  2. #6e1aaa
  3. #7e33b3
  4. #8e4dbd
  5. #9e66c6
  6. #af80d0
  7. #bf99d9
  8. #cfb3e3
  9. #dfccec
  10. #efe6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5e00a0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5e00a0
  2. #610d9d
  3. #651a9a
  4. #682696
  5. #6c3393
  6. #6f4090
  7. #724d8d
  8. #765a8a
  9. #796686
  10. #7d7383
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d3073 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003ea4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003e9d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4f3b5c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1c2fa2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #282f9e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #552d7d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5e00a0 {
  color: #5e00a0;
}
Background
.bg-5e00a0 {
  background-color: #5e00a0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5e00a0 {
  border: 2px solid #5e00a0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5e00a0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 94 0 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 275 100% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5e00a0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5e00a0, #a00092);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5e00a0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(94 0 160 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 5.06 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.17 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.65 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 8.31 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 8.91 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 9.00 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 9.50 #a1ff5f Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Indigo
#5e00a0  rgb(94, 0, 160)  hsl(275, 100%, 31%)  Indigo
#42a000  rgb(66, 160, 0)  hsl(95, 100%, 31%)  Islamic Green
#a05e00  rgb(160, 94, 0)  hsl(35, 100%, 31%)  Golden Brown
#00a05e  rgb(0, 160, 94)  hsl(155, 100%, 31%)  Shamrock Green