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#5F00A4

#5f00a4 ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5f00a4 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 64.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.07% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 274.76°, with 100% saturation and 32.16% 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 10.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 5.61.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#660099
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Relative luminance0.0511

Complementary

  1. #5f00a4
  2. #45a400

Split complementary

  1. #5f00a4
  2. #97a400
  3. #00a40d

Analogous

  1. #0d00a4
  2. #5f00a4
  3. #a40097

Triadic

  1. #5f00a4
  2. #a45f00
  3. #00a45f

Tetradic

  1. #5f00a4
  2. #a40045
  3. #45a400
  4. #00a45f

Square

  1. #5f00a4
  2. #a40d00
  3. #45a400
  4. #0097a4

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0014
  2. #330058
  3. #5f00a4
  4. #8b00f1
  5. #ae3eff

Shades

#5f00a4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5f00a4
  2. #560094
  3. #4c0083
  4. #430073
  5. #390062
  6. #300052
  7. #260042
  8. #1d0031
  9. #130021
  10. #0a0010
  11. #000000

Tints

#5f00a4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5f00a4
  2. #6f1aad
  3. #7f33b6
  4. #8f4dbf
  5. #9f66c8
  6. #af80d2
  7. #bf99db
  8. #cfb3e4
  9. #dfcced
  10. #efe6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5f00a4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5f00a4
  2. #620da0
  3. #661a9d
  4. #692699
  5. #6c3396
  6. #704092
  7. #734d8e
  8. #765a8b
  9. #796687
  10. #7d7384
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.38:1 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 #003fa8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003fa1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4f3c5f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1a30a6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2730a2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #562e80 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5f00a4 {
  color: #5f00a4;
}
Background
.bg-5f00a4 {
  background-color: #5f00a4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5f00a4 {
  border: 2px solid #5f00a4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5f00a4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 95 0 164;
  --color-primary-hsl: 275 100% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5f00a4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5f00a4, #a40097);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5f00a4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(95 0 164 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 5.61 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.13 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.57 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 8.63 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 8.71 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.97 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 9.70 #a0ff5b Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Indigo
#5f00a4  rgb(95, 0, 164)  hsl(275, 100%, 32%)  Indigo
#45a400  rgb(69, 164, 0)  hsl(95, 100%, 32%)  Kelly Green
#a45f00  rgb(164, 95, 0)  hsl(35, 100%, 32%)  Ginger
#00a45f  rgb(0, 164, 95)  hsl(155, 100%, 32%)  Shamrock Green