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Indomitable Lavanda

#5741bc
Notes

Indomitable Lavanda (#5741BC) is a true indigo with an earthy character. It leans grounded and natural, the kind of color that plays well with wood, clay, linen, and warm neutrals. Its HSL profile (251°, 49%, 50%) places it in the balanced band at a mid lightness. It works across type, buttons, and borders, saturated enough to feel deliberate but balanced enough to not fight the rest of the palette. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary yellow. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#5741bc
RGB
rgb(87, 65, 188)
HSL
hsl(251, 49%, 50%)
HWB
hwb(251 25% 26%)
OKLCH
oklch(47.3% 0.184 285.1)
HSV
hsv(251, 65%, 74%)
LAB
lab(36.81% 41.93 -61.80)
LCH
lch(36.81% 74.68 304.16)
CMYK
cmyk(54%, 65%, 0%, 26%)

Etymology

Indomitable
adjective

Latin indomitābilis, unconquerable — derived from domāre (to tame). As a color modifier, indomitable implies a saturated-and-unconquerable-and-fierce quality where the hue resists any attempt to subdue or modulate its presence. Sits at the bold-and-resilient end of the grid, parallel to unyielding and adamant.

Lavanda
noun

Italian and Spanish for lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) — derived from Latin lavare, to wash, after the Roman use of lavender in bathwater. Lavanda color refers to a freshly cut Provençal lavanda sprig: a saturated, slightly cool deep blue-violet with the matte finish of essential-oil-rich lavender bracts. Cooler than English lavender, which trends paler and grayer.

Closest matches

The nearest named color in three reference sources, ranked by perceptual distance (ΔE76 in CIELAB). ΔE < 1 is imperceptible to most viewers; ΔE > 10 is clearly different. When two sources point to the same hex they’re merged into one tile; click any to open that color’s page.

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Accessibility

Color-vision simulation

How this color appears to viewers with the four major color-vision-deficiency types. Computed via the Machado (2009) physiologically-based model. If a tile matches the original, the color reads the same to that viewer.

#5741bc
Original
#005ac0
Protanopia
#0053ba
Deuteranopia
#2c6079
Tritanopia
#4f4f4f
Achromatopsia
WCAG contrast

The color used as foreground text against pure white and pure black, with the contrast ratio and WCAG 2.1 grade. Aim for AA (4.5:1) for body text and AA Large (3:1) for 18 pt+ headlines; AAA (7:1) is the gold standard for long-form reading surfaces.

The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAAon White
7.27:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
Failon Black
2.89:1

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