#5B3979

#5B3979

Color Values

HEX

#5B3979

RGB

91, 57, 121

HSL

271.9, 36.0%, 34.9%

HSV

271.9, 52.9%, 47.5%

CMYK

24.8%, 52.9%, 0.0%, 52.5%

OKLCH

0.4145 0.1084 306.8

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: mediumpurple 4

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#5B3979

#577939

Analogous

#3B3979

#793977

#5B3979

Triadic

#5B3979

#795B39

#39795B

Split Complementary

#5B3979

#777939

#39793B

Tetradic

#5B3979

#793B39

#577939

#397779

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#5B3979

Protanopia

#4C4C6A

Deuteranopia

#4E5166

Tritanopia

#595D5B

Achromatopsia

#454545

CSS Usage

background-color: #5B3979;
color: #5B3979;
border-color: #5B3979;
Nearest Tailwind: Indigo 900 #312E81

Tailwind Shades

50
#F7F5FA
100
#EDE8F3
200
#DCCEE8
300
#C3ACD8
400
#A37FC3
500
#8252AD
600
#68418B
700
#53346F
800
#412957
900
#312140
950
#1F1529

Contrast Checker

Text on white

9.11:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

Text on black

2.31:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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