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#5A00AA

#5a00aa ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5a00aa 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 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.06% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 271.76°, with 100% saturation and 33.33% 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 10.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 6.07.

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Web safe#660099
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Relative luminance0.0508

Complementary

  1. #5a00aa
  2. #50aa00

Split complementary

  1. #5a00aa
  2. #a5aa00
  3. #00aa05

Analogous

  1. #0500aa
  2. #5a00aa
  3. #aa00a5

Triadic

  1. #5a00aa
  2. #aa5a00
  3. #00aa5a

Tetradic

  1. #5a00aa
  2. #aa0050
  3. #50aa00
  4. #00aa5a

Square

  1. #5a00aa
  2. #aa0500
  3. #50aa00
  4. #00a5aa

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0014
  2. #31005d
  3. #5a00aa
  4. #8200f6
  5. #a744ff

Shades

#5a00aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5a00aa
  2. #510099
  3. #480088
  4. #3f0077
  5. #360066
  6. #2d0055
  7. #240044
  8. #1b0033
  9. #120022
  10. #090011
  11. #000000

Tints

#5a00aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5a00aa
  2. #6b1ab3
  3. #7b33bb
  4. #8c4dc4
  5. #9c66cc
  6. #ad80d5
  7. #bd99dd
  8. #ceb3e6
  9. #deccee
  10. #efe6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5a00aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5a00aa
  2. #5e0da6
  3. #621aa2
  4. #65269d
  5. #693399
  6. #6d4095
  7. #714d91
  8. #755a8d
  9. #786688
  10. #7c7384
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c3179 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0040ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ea7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #434062 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0331ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #172fa8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4d3185 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5a00aa {
  color: #5a00aa;
}
Background
.bg-5a00aa {
  background-color: #5a00aa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5a00aa {
  border: 2px solid #5a00aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5a00aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 90 0 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 272 100% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5a00aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5a00aa, #aa00a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5a00aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(90 0 170 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.07 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.42 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.68 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.03 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.10 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 8.68 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 9.94 #a5ff55 Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Indigo
#5a00aa  rgb(90, 0, 170)  hsl(272, 100%, 33%)  Indigo
#50aa00  rgb(80, 170, 0)  hsl(92, 100%, 33%)  Kelly Green
#aa5a00  rgb(170, 90, 0)  hsl(32, 100%, 33%)  Ginger
#00aa5a  rgb(0, 170, 90)  hsl(152, 100%, 33%)  Jade