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#5900A9

#5900a9 ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5900a9 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 0% green and 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.34% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 271.6°, with 100% saturation and 33.14% 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 10.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 5.9.

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Web safe#660099
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Relative luminance0.0499

Complementary

  1. #5900a9
  2. #50a900

Split complementary

  1. #5900a9
  2. #a5a900
  3. #00a905

Analogous

  1. #0500a9
  2. #5900a9
  3. #a900a5

Triadic

  1. #5900a9
  2. #a95900
  3. #00a959

Tetradic

  1. #5900a9
  2. #a90050
  3. #50a900
  4. #00a959

Square

  1. #5900a9
  2. #a90500
  3. #50a900
  4. #00a5a9

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0014
  2. #31005d
  3. #5900a9
  4. #8100f6
  5. #a643ff

Shades

#5900a9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5900a9
  2. #500098
  3. #470087
  4. #3e0076
  5. #350065
  6. #2d0055
  7. #240044
  8. #1b0033
  9. #120022
  10. #090011
  11. #000000

Tints

#5900a9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5900a9
  2. #6a1ab2
  3. #7a33ba
  4. #8b4dc3
  5. #9b66cb
  6. #ac80d4
  7. #bd99dd
  8. #cdb3e5
  9. #deccee
  10. #eee6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5900a9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5900a9
  2. #5d0da5
  3. #611aa1
  4. #65269d
  5. #693399
  6. #6d4095
  7. #704d90
  8. #745a8c
  9. #786688
  10. #7c7384
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b3078 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0040ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003da6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #424062 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0131ab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #152fa7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4c3184 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5900a9 {
  color: #5900a9;
}
Background
.bg-5900a9 {
  background-color: #5900a9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5900a9 {
  border: 2px solid #5900a9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5900a9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 0 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 272 100% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5900a9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5900a9, #a900a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5900a9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 0 169 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 5.90 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.39 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.74 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.90 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.17 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 8.49 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 9.75 #a6ff56 Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Indigo
#5900a9  rgb(89, 0, 169)  hsl(272, 100%, 33%)  Indigo
#50a900  rgb(80, 169, 0)  hsl(92, 100%, 33%)  Kelly Green
#a95900  rgb(169, 89, 0)  hsl(32, 100%, 33%)  Ginger
#00a959  rgb(0, 169, 89)  hsl(152, 100%, 33%)  Jade