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#5B00A1 closest to Wild Violet

#5B00A1 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 63.1% blue (rgb(91, 0, 161)). Its HSL value is 274° hue, 100% saturation and 32% lightness, and in CMYK it is 43% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black. #5B00A1 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.72:1.

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Variations of #5B00A1

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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#5B00A1 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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#5B00A1 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #5B00A1 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 #003D9E
  • Protanopia 73% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #003DA5
  • Protanomaly 74% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0035A3
  • Deuteranopia 73% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #003D9E
  • Deuteranomaly 75% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #0632A0
  • Tritanopia 70% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #4A3B5D
  • Tritanomaly 89% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #572587
  • 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 #473563

#5B00A1 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.72:1 Very good#5B00A1 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.96:1 Very poor#5B00A1 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#5B00A1 in CSS

/* Wild Violet */
.color { color: #5B00A1; }
.background { background-color: #5B00A1; }
.border { border: 1px solid #5B00A1; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(91 0 161);
color: hsl(274 100% 32%);
color: oklch(0.392 0.209 300.2);

#5B00A1 FAQ

What color is #5B00A1?

#5B00A1 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 #5B00A1?

#5B00A1 is rgb(91, 0, 161) in RGB, hsl(274, 100%, 32%) in HSL and cmyk(43%, 100%, 0%, 37%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #5B00A1?

The complementary color of #5B00A1 is #46A100, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #5B00A1?

White text has the best contrast on #5B00A1: 10.72:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #5B00A1 a warm or cool color?

#5B00A1 is a cool color.