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#5900A7 closest to Wild Violet

#5900A7 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 65.5% blue (rgb(89, 0, 167)). Its HSL value is 272° hue, 100% saturation and 33% lightness, and in CMYK it is 47% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black. #5900A7 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.59:1.

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Variations of #5900A7

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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#5900A7 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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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.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#5900A7 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #5900A7 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 75% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #003DA4
  • Protanopia 74% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #003FAB
  • Protanomaly 75% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0036A9
  • Deuteranopia 75% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #003DA4
  • Deuteranomaly 75% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #0032A6
  • Tritanopia 68% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #433F60
  • Tritanomaly 89% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #54278C
  • Achromatopsia 57% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #3F3F3F
  • Achromatomaly 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #463666

#5900A7 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.59:1 Very good#5900A7 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.98:1 Very poor#5900A7 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#5900A7 in CSS

/* Wild Violet */
.color { color: #5900A7; }
.background { background-color: #5900A7; }
.border { border: 1px solid #5900A7; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(89 0 167);
color: hsl(272 100% 33%);
color: oklch(0.396 0.214 297.5);

#5900A7 FAQ

What color is #5900A7?

#5900A7 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 #5900A7?

#5900A7 is rgb(89, 0, 167) in RGB, hsl(272, 100%, 33%) in HSL and cmyk(47%, 100%, 0%, 35%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #5900A7?

The complementary color of #5900A7 is #4EA700, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #5900A7?

White text has the best contrast on #5900A7: 10.59:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #5900A7 a warm or cool color?

#5900A7 is a cool color.