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#5F00A5

#5f00a5 ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5f00a5 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 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.42% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 274.55°, with 100% saturation and 32.35% 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 10.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 5.73.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#660099
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Relative luminance0.0515

Complementary

  1. #5f00a5
  2. #46a500

Split complementary

  1. #5f00a5
  2. #98a500
  3. #00a50d

Analogous

  1. #0d00a5
  2. #5f00a5
  3. #a50098

Triadic

  1. #5f00a5
  2. #a55f00
  3. #00a55f

Tetradic

  1. #5f00a5
  2. #a50046
  3. #46a500
  4. #00a55f

Square

  1. #5f00a5
  2. #a50d00
  3. #46a500
  4. #0098a5

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0014
  2. #330058
  3. #5f00a5
  4. #8b00f1
  5. #ae3fff

Shades

#5f00a5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5f00a5
  2. #560095
  3. #4c0084
  4. #430074
  5. #390063
  6. #300053
  7. #260042
  8. #1d0032
  9. #130021
  10. #0a0011
  11. #000000

Tints

#5f00a5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5f00a5
  2. #6f1aae
  3. #7f33b7
  4. #8f4dc0
  5. #9f66c9
  6. #af80d2
  7. #bf99db
  8. #cfb3e4
  9. #dfcced
  10. #efe6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5f00a5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5f00a5
  2. #620da1
  3. #661a9e
  4. #69269a
  5. #6c3396
  6. #704093
  7. #734d8f
  8. #765a8b
  9. #796687
  10. #7d7384
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e3176 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003fa9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003fa2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4e3d5f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1931a7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2630a3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #552f81 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5f00a5 {
  color: #5f00a5;
}
Background
.bg-5f00a5 {
  background-color: #5f00a5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5f00a5 {
  border: 2px solid #5f00a5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5f00a5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 95 0 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 275 100% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5f00a5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5f00a5, #a50098);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5f00a5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(95 0 165 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 5.73 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.15 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.58 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 8.53 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 8.79 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.94 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 9.78 #a0ff5a Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Indigo
#5f00a5  rgb(95, 0, 165)  hsl(275, 100%, 32%)  Indigo
#46a500  rgb(70, 165, 0)  hsl(95, 100%, 32%)  Kelly Green
#a55f00  rgb(165, 95, 0)  hsl(35, 100%, 32%)  Ginger
#00a55f  rgb(0, 165, 95)  hsl(155, 100%, 32%)  Jade