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#5B00A9

#5b00a9 ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5b00a9 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.69% red, 0% green and 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.15% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 272.31°, 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 10.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 5.99.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#660099
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Relative luminance0.0509

Complementary

  1. #5b00a9
  2. #4ea900

Split complementary

  1. #5b00a9
  2. #a3a900
  3. #00a907

Analogous

  1. #0700a9
  2. #5b00a9
  3. #a900a3

Triadic

  1. #5b00a9
  2. #a95b00
  3. #00a95b

Tetradic

  1. #5b00a9
  2. #a9004e
  3. #4ea900
  4. #00a95b

Square

  1. #5b00a9
  2. #a90700
  3. #4ea900
  4. #00a3a9

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0014
  2. #32005d
  3. #5b00a9
  4. #8400f6
  5. #a843ff

Shades

#5b00a9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5b00a9
  2. #520098
  3. #490087
  4. #400076
  5. #370065
  6. #2e0055
  7. #240044
  8. #1b0033
  9. #120022
  10. #090011
  11. #000000

Tints

#5b00a9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5b00a9
  2. #6b1ab2
  3. #7c33ba
  4. #8c4dc3
  5. #9d66cb
  6. #ad80d4
  7. #bd99dd
  8. #ceb3e5
  9. #deccee
  10. #efe6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5b00a9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5b00a9
  2. #5f0da5
  3. #621aa1
  4. #66269d
  5. #6a3399
  6. #6e4095
  7. #714d90
  8. #755a8c
  9. #796688
  10. #7c7384
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c3178 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0040ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ea6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #463f62 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0931ab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1a2fa7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4f3184 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5b00a9 {
  color: #5b00a9;
}
Background
.bg-5b00a9 {
  background-color: #5b00a9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5b00a9 {
  border: 2px solid #5b00a9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5b00a9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 91 0 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 272 100% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5b00a9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5b00a9, #a900a3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5b00a9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(91 0 169 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 5.99 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.57 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.64 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.99 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.20 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 8.69 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 10.04 #a4ff56 Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Indigo
#5b00a9  rgb(91, 0, 169)  hsl(272, 100%, 33%)  Indigo
#4ea900  rgb(78, 169, 0)  hsl(92, 100%, 33%)  Kelly Green
#a95b00  rgb(169, 91, 0)  hsl(32, 100%, 33%)  Ginger
#00a95b  rgb(0, 169, 91)  hsl(152, 100%, 33%)  Jade