Recognised as Colour
#5018AB
- #5018AB
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#5018AB is a violet with RGB values 80, 24, 171 and HSL 263°, 75%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#5018AB#5018AB
HEX#5018AB
RGBrgb(80, 24, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.0941, 0.6706
RGB percentages31.4%, 9.4%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(262.9, 75.4%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.9, 86%, 67.1%)
CMYK53.2%, 86%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,249,195
CSS custom property--colour: #5018AB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.05299WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness74.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.2:1
Contrast with white10.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#AFE754
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#73AB18
Analogous#1829AB, #9A18AB
Triadic#AB5018, #18AB50
Split complementary#AB9A18, #29AB18
Tetradic#AB1829, #73AB18, #18AB9A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R80
G24
B171
Red80 (31.4%)
Green24 (9.4%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue262.86°
Saturation (HSL)75.38%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 50 · G 18 · B AB
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