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Recognised as Colour

#5016CC

  • #5016CC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#5016CC is a violet with RGB values 80, 22, 204 and HSL 259°, 81%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#5016CC#5016CC
HEX#5016CC
RGBrgb(80, 22, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.0863, 0.8
RGB percentages31.4%, 8.6%, 80%
HSLhsl(259.1, 80.5%, 44.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.1, 89.2%, 80%)
CMYK60.8%, 89.2%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,248,716
CSS custom property--colour: #5016CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06639WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.02:1
Contrast with white9.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#AFE933

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004ED1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0043C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original
Tritanopia#005578no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 91.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 12.5Blue violet · ΔE 13.8Dark violet · ΔE 17.9Dark orchid · ΔE 24.1Dark blue · ΔE 24.8Navy · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 12.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#92CC16
Analogous#1637CC, #AB16CC
Triadic#CC5016, #16CC50
Split complementary#CCAB16, #37CC16
Tetradic#CC1637, #92CC16, #16CCAB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CBB7F7
Lighter +30%#AA89F2
Lighter +20%#895BED
Lighter +10%#682DE8
Darker −10%#3E119E
Darker −20%#2C0C70
Darker −30%#1A0742
Darker −40%#080214
More saturated +25%#4800E2
Less saturated −25%#5A32B0

Channel breakdown

R80
G22
B204
Red80 (31.4%)
Green22 (8.6%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue259.12°
Saturation (HSL)80.53%
Lightness44.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 50 · G 16 · B CC

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