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#5101AC

#5101ac ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5101ac is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 0.39% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.91% cyan, 99.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 268.07°, with 98.84% saturation and 33.92% 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 10.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 6.14.

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Web safe#660099
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Relative luminance0.0475

Complementary

  1. #5101ac
  2. #5cac01

Split complementary

  1. #5101ac
  2. #aca601
  3. #07ac01

Analogous

  1. #0107ac
  2. #5101ac
  3. #a601ac

Triadic

  1. #5101ac
  2. #ac5101
  3. #01ac51

Tetradic

  1. #5101ac
  2. #ac015c
  3. #5cac01
  4. #01ac51

Square

  1. #5101ac
  2. #ac0107
  3. #5cac01
  4. #01aca6

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0014
  2. #2d0160
  3. #5101ac
  4. #7501f8
  5. #9d48fe

Shades

#5101ac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5101ac
  2. #49019b
  3. #41018a
  4. #390178
  5. #310167
  6. #290156
  7. #200045
  8. #180034
  9. #100022
  10. #080011
  11. #000000

Tints

#5101ac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5101ac
  2. #621ab4
  3. #7434bd
  4. #854dc5
  5. #9767cd
  6. #a880d6
  7. #b999de
  8. #cbb3e6
  9. #dcccee
  10. #eee6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5101ac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5101ac
  2. #560ea8
  3. #5a1aa3
  4. #5f279f
  5. #64349a
  6. #694196
  7. #6d4d92
  8. #725a8d
  9. #776789
  10. #7b7384
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3e3e3e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #462f7a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0040b0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003aa9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #304263 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0031ae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002daa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #403387 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5101ac {
  color: #5101ac;
}
Background
.bg-5101ac {
  background-color: #5101ac;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5101ac {
  border: 2px solid #5101ac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5101ac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 1 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 99% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5101ac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5101ac, #a601ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5101ac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 1 172 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.14 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.20 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.71 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 8.14 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.49 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 8.86 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.93 #aefe53 Inverted #3e3e3e Grayscale 

Indigo
#5101ac  rgb(81, 1, 172)  hsl(268, 99%, 34%)  Indigo
#5cac01  rgb(92, 172, 1)  hsl(88, 99%, 34%)  Kelly Green
#ac5101  rgb(172, 81, 1)  hsl(28, 99%, 34%)  Sienna
#01ac51  rgb(1, 172, 81)  hsl(148, 99%, 34%)  Medium Sea Green