#5B2599

#5B2599

Color Values

HEX

#5B2599

RGB

91, 37, 153

HSL

267.9, 61.1%, 37.3%

HSV

267.9, 75.8%, 60.0%

CMYK

40.5%, 75.8%, 0.0%, 40.0%

OKLCH

0.4095 0.1759 299.6

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: purple 4

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#5B2599

#639925

Analogous

#252999

#952599

#5B2599

Triadic

#5B2599

#995B25

#25995B

Split Complementary

#5B2599

#999525

#299925

Tetradic

#5B2599

#992529

#639925

#259995

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#5B2599

Protanopia

#44437D

Deuteranopia

#474B76

Tritanopia

#586762

Achromatopsia

#393939

CSS Usage

background-color: #5B2599;
color: #5B2599;
border-color: #5B2599;
Nearest Tailwind: Violet 900 #4C1D95

Tailwind Shades

50
#F7F3FB
100
#EDE4F6
200
#DAC5F1
300
#BF9CE7
400
#9D67DA
500
#7A32CD
600
#6228A4
700
#4E2083
800
#3D1967
900
#2F164B
950
#1D0E2F

Contrast Checker

Text on white

9.68:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

Text on black

2.17:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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