Start generating
5900A5

#5900A5 closest to Wild Violet

#5900A5 is a dark, vivid purple; the closest named color is Wild Violet. In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 0.0% green and 64.7% blue (rgb(89, 0, 165)). Its HSL value is 272° hue, 100% saturation and 32% lightness, and in CMYK it is 46% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black. #5900A5 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.67:1.

Make a palette with #5900A5

#5900A5 color conversion

HEX
RGB
HSL
HSB / HSV
HWB
CMYK
XYZ
CIELAB
CIELCh
CIELUV
OKLCH

Variations of #5900A5

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

5900A54C008F4000793400652800511D003D13002B09001A03000A000001

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

5900A5672FB0754ABA8562C49578CEA58FD7B7A5E0C8BBE8DAD2F0ECE8F8

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

5900A55C20A35F31A0633E9D66499A6A53966E5D9372668F776F8A7B7885

Hues

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

00487B0041921C2AB5381FB34A12AD5900A56400966D00857400757A00657E0055

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

5829B75823B4581DB05916AC590CA95900A55E16A36322A0692C9E6F339B753A98

#5900A5 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

5900A54CA500
Open in generator →

Split complementary

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

5900A59EA50000A506
Open in generator →

Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

5900A50700A5A5009E
Open in generator →

Triadic

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

5900A5A5590000A559
Open in generator →

Tetradic

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

5900A5A5004C4CA50000A559
Open in generator →

Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

5900A5A507004CA500009FA5
Open in generator →

#5900A5 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #5900A5 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 74% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #003CA2
  • Protanopia 74% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #003EA9
  • Protanomaly 75% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0036A7
  • Deuteranopia 74% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #003CA2
  • Deuteranomaly 75% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #0032A4
  • Tritanopia 69% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #443E5F
  • Tritanomaly 89% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #54268B
  • Achromatopsia 57% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #3E3E3E
  • Achromatomaly 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #463665

#5900A5 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.67:1 Very good#5900A5 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.97:1 Very poor#5900A5 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

Need another background? Pick any pair in the palette generator and open the contrast panel.

Colors similar to #5900A5

Palettes with #5900A5

#5900A5 in CSS

/* Wild Violet */
.color { color: #5900A5; }
.background { background-color: #5900A5; }
.border { border: 1px solid #5900A5; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(89 0 165);
color: hsl(272 100% 32%);
color: oklch(0.393 0.212 298.1);

#5900A5 FAQ

What color is #5900A5?

#5900A5 is a dark, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Wild Violet. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #5900A5?

#5900A5 is rgb(89, 0, 165) in RGB, hsl(272, 100%, 32%) in HSL and cmyk(46%, 100%, 0%, 35%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #5900A5?

The complementary color of #5900A5 is #4CA500, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #5900A5?

White text has the best contrast on #5900A5: 10.67:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #5900A5 a warm or cool color?

#5900A5 is a cool color.