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#5000CB closest to Sea Serpent’s Tears

#5000CB is a dark, vivid purple; the closest named color is Sea Serpent’s Tears. In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 0.0% green and 79.6% blue (rgb(80, 0, 203)). Its HSL value is 264° hue, 100% saturation and 40% lightness, and in CMYK it is 61% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #5000CB is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.53:1.

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Variations of #5000CB

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#5000CB color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

5000CB7BCB00
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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

5000CBCB007B7BCB0000CB50
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#5000CB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #5000CB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 80% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #0040C8
  • Protanopia 78% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #004AD0
  • Protanomaly 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #003FCE
  • Deuteranopia 80% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #0040C8
  • Deuteranomaly 81% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #0036C9
  • Tritanopia 60% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #005176
  • Tritanomaly 86% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #4233AB
  • Achromatopsia 50% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #454545
  • Achromatomaly 70% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #483C7A

#5000CB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.53:1 Very good#5000CB text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.20:1 Very poor#5000CB text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#5000CB in CSS

/* Sea Serpent’s Tears */
.color { color: #5000CB; }
.background { background-color: #5000CB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #5000CB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(80 0 203);
color: hsl(264 100% 40%);
color: oklch(0.425 0.247 285.5);

#5000CB FAQ

What color is #5000CB?

#5000CB is a dark, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Sea Serpent’s Tears. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #5000CB?

#5000CB is rgb(80, 0, 203) in RGB, hsl(264, 100%, 40%) in HSL and cmyk(61%, 100%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #5000CB?

The complementary color of #5000CB is #7BCB00, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #5000CB?

White text has the best contrast on #5000CB: 9.53:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #5000CB a warm or cool color?

#5000CB is a cool color.