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#5F00A3

#5f00a3 ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5f00a3 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 37.25% red, 0% green and 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.72% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 274.97°, with 100% saturation and 31.96% 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 10.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 5.49.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#660099
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Relative luminance0.0508

Complementary

  1. #5f00a3
  2. #44a300

Split complementary

  1. #5f00a3
  2. #95a300
  3. #00a30e

Analogous

  1. #0e00a3
  2. #5f00a3
  3. #a30095

Triadic

  1. #5f00a3
  2. #a35f00
  3. #00a35f

Tetradic

  1. #5f00a3
  2. #a30044
  3. #44a300
  4. #00a35f

Square

  1. #5f00a3
  2. #a30e00
  3. #44a300
  4. #0095a3

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0014
  2. #320056
  3. #5f00a3
  4. #8c00ef
  5. #ae3dff

Shades

#5f00a3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5f00a3
  2. #560093
  3. #4c0082
  4. #430072
  5. #390062
  6. #300052
  7. #260041
  8. #1d0031
  9. #130021
  10. #0a0010
  11. #000000

Tints

#5f00a3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5f00a3
  2. #6f1aac
  3. #7f33b5
  4. #8f4dbf
  5. #9f66c8
  6. #af80d1
  7. #bf99da
  8. #cfb3e3
  9. #dfcced
  10. #efe6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5f00a3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5f00a3
  2. #620da0
  3. #661a9c
  4. #692699
  5. #6c3395
  6. #704092
  7. #734d8e
  8. #765a8b
  9. #796687
  10. #7d7384
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e3175 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003fa7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003fa0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4f3c5e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1b30a5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2830a1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #562e7f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5f00a3 {
  color: #5f00a3;
}
Background
.bg-5f00a3 {
  background-color: #5f00a3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5f00a3 {
  border: 2px solid #5f00a3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5f00a3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 95 0 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 275 100% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5f00a3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5f00a3, #a30095);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5f00a3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(95 0 163 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 5.49 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.12 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.57 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 8.64 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 8.73 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 9.02 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 9.62 #a0ff5c Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Indigo
#5f00a3  rgb(95, 0, 163)  hsl(275, 100%, 32%)  Indigo
#44a300  rgb(68, 163, 0)  hsl(95, 100%, 32%)  Kelly Green
#a35f00  rgb(163, 95, 0)  hsl(35, 100%, 32%)  Ginger
#00a35f  rgb(0, 163, 95)  hsl(155, 100%, 32%)  Shamrock Green