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Recognised as Colour

#5000FF

  • #5000FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#5000FF is a violet with RGB values 80, 0, 255 and HSL 259°, 100%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#5000FF#5000FF
HEX#5000FF
RGBrgb(80, 0, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0, 1
RGB percentages31.4%, 0%, 100%
HSLhsl(258.8, 100%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.8, 100%, 100%)
CMYK68.6%, 100%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,243,135
CSS custom property--colour: #5000FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08925WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.54:1
Contrast with white7.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#232323
Inverted#AFFF00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44 from the original
Deuteranopia#004BFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original
Tritanopia#006996no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 113.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 7.1Medium blue · ΔE 20.1Blue violet · ΔE 29.8Dark violet · ΔE 32Dark orchid · ΔE 45.1Dark blue · ΔE 49.5
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 7.09, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AFFF00
Analogous#0030FF, #CF00FF
Triadic#FF5000, #00FF50
Split complementary#FFCF00, #30FF00
Tetradic#FF0030, #AFFF00, #00FFCF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCCCFF
Lighter +30%#B999FF
Lighter +20%#9666FF
Lighter +10%#7333FF
Darker −10%#4000CC
Darker −20%#300099
Darker −30%#200066
Darker −40%#100033
More saturated +25%#5000FF
Less saturated −25%#5C20DF

Channel breakdown

R80
G0
B255
Red80 (31.4%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue258.82°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 50 · G 00 · B FF

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