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#5A00A9

#5a00a9 ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5a00a9 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.29% red, 0% green and 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.75% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 271.95°, 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 10.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 5.94.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#660099
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Relative luminance0.0504

Complementary

  1. #5a00a9
  2. #4fa900

Split complementary

  1. #5a00a9
  2. #a4a900
  3. #00a905

Analogous

  1. #0500a9
  2. #5a00a9
  3. #a900a4

Triadic

  1. #5a00a9
  2. #a95a00
  3. #00a95a

Tetradic

  1. #5a00a9
  2. #a9004f
  3. #4fa900
  4. #00a95a

Square

  1. #5a00a9
  2. #a90500
  3. #4fa900
  4. #00a4a9

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0014
  2. #31005d
  3. #5a00a9
  4. #8300f6
  5. #a743ff

Shades

#5a00a9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5a00a9
  2. #510098
  3. #480087
  4. #3f0076
  5. #360065
  6. #2d0055
  7. #240044
  8. #1b0033
  9. #120022
  10. #090011
  11. #000000

Tints

#5a00a9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5a00a9
  2. #6b1ab2
  3. #7b33ba
  4. #8c4dc3
  5. #9c66cb
  6. #ad80d4
  7. #bd99dd
  8. #ceb3e5
  9. #deccee
  10. #efe6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5a00a9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5a00a9
  2. #5e0da5
  3. #621aa1
  4. #65269d
  5. #693399
  6. #6d4095
  7. #714d90
  8. #755a8c
  9. #786688
  10. #7c7384
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b3178 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0040ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ea6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #444062 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0531ab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #182fa7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4e3184 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5a00a9 {
  color: #5a00a9;
}
Background
.bg-5a00a9 {
  background-color: #5a00a9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5a00a9 {
  border: 2px solid #5a00a9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5a00a9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 90 0 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 272 100% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5a00a9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5a00a9, #a900a4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5a00a9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(90 0 169 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 5.94 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.51 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.65 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.05 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.08 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 8.59 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 9.89 #a5ff56 Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Indigo
#5a00a9  rgb(90, 0, 169)  hsl(272, 100%, 33%)  Indigo
#4fa900  rgb(79, 169, 0)  hsl(92, 100%, 33%)  Kelly Green
#a95a00  rgb(169, 90, 0)  hsl(32, 100%, 33%)  Ginger
#00a95a  rgb(0, 169, 90)  hsl(152, 100%, 33%)  Jade