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#5B00A0 closest to Wild Violet

#5B00A0 is a dark, vivid purple; the closest named color is Wild Violet. In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 0.0% green and 62.7% blue (rgb(91, 0, 160)). Its HSL value is 274° hue, 100% saturation and 31% lightness, and in CMYK it is 43% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black. #5B00A0 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.76:1.

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Variations of #5B00A0

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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#5B00A0 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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#5B00A0 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #5B00A0 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 73% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #003D9D
  • Protanopia 73% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #003DA4
  • Protanomaly 74% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0035A2
  • Deuteranopia 73% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #003D9D
  • Deuteranomaly 75% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #09329F
  • Tritanopia 70% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #4A3B5C
  • Tritanomaly 89% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #572486
  • Achromatopsia 58% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #3E3E3E
  • Achromatomaly 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #463563

#5B00A0 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.76:1 Very good#5B00A0 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.95:1 Very poor#5B00A0 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#5B00A0 in CSS

/* Wild Violet */
.color { color: #5B00A0; }
.background { background-color: #5B00A0; }
.border { border: 1px solid #5B00A0; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(91 0 160);
color: hsl(274 100% 31%);
color: oklch(0.391 0.208 300.5);

#5B00A0 FAQ

What color is #5B00A0?

#5B00A0 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 #5B00A0?

#5B00A0 is rgb(91, 0, 160) in RGB, hsl(274, 100%, 31%) in HSL and cmyk(43%, 100%, 0%, 37%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #5B00A0?

The complementary color of #5B00A0 is #45A000, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #5B00A0?

White text has the best contrast on #5B00A0: 10.76:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #5B00A0 a warm or cool color?

#5B00A0 is a cool color.