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#5F00A8

#5f00a8 ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5f00a8 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 65.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.45% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 273.93°, 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 10.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 6.09.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#660099
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Relative luminance0.0526

Complementary

  1. #5f00a8
  2. #49a800

Split complementary

  1. #5f00a8
  2. #9da800
  3. #00a80b

Analogous

  1. #0b00a8
  2. #5f00a8
  3. #a8009d

Triadic

  1. #5f00a8
  2. #a85f00
  3. #00a85f

Tetradic

  1. #5f00a8
  2. #a80049
  3. #49a800
  4. #00a85f

Square

  1. #5f00a8
  2. #a80b00
  3. #49a800
  4. #009da8

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0014
  2. #34005b
  3. #5f00a8
  4. #8a00f4
  5. #ad42ff

Shades

#5f00a8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5f00a8
  2. #560097
  3. #4c0086
  4. #430076
  5. #390065
  6. #300054
  7. #260043
  8. #1d0032
  9. #130022
  10. #0a0011
  11. #000000

Tints

#5f00a8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5f00a8
  2. #6f1ab1
  3. #7f33b9
  4. #8f4dc2
  5. #9f66cb
  6. #af80d4
  7. #bf99dc
  8. #cfb3e5
  9. #dfccee
  10. #efe6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5f00a8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5f00a8
  2. #620da4
  3. #661aa0
  4. #69269c
  5. #6c3398
  6. #704094
  7. #734d90
  8. #765a8c
  9. #796688
  10. #7d7384
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #414141 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f3278 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0040ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040a5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4d3e61 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1631aa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2431a6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #553083 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5f00a8 {
  color: #5f00a8;
}
Background
.bg-5f00a8 {
  background-color: #5f00a8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5f00a8 {
  border: 2px solid #5f00a8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5f00a8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 95 0 168;
  --color-primary-hsl: 274 100% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5f00a8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5f00a8, #a8009d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5f00a8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(95 0 168 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.09 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.21 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.62 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 8.25 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.84 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 9.02 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 10.02 #a0ff57 Inverted #414141 Grayscale 

Indigo
#5f00a8  rgb(95, 0, 168)  hsl(274, 100%, 33%)  Indigo
#49a800  rgb(73, 168, 0)  hsl(94, 100%, 33%)  Kelly Green
#a85f00  rgb(168, 95, 0)  hsl(34, 100%, 33%)  Ginger
#00a85f  rgb(0, 168, 95)  hsl(154, 100%, 33%)  Jade