Colour

#5100CD

#5100CD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#5100CD is a violet with RGB values 81, 0, 205 and HSL 264°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

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HEX#5100CD

RGBrgb(81, 0, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0, 0.8039

RGB percentages31.8%, 0%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(263.7, 100%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(263.7, 100%, 80.4%)

CMYK60.5%, 100%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,308,621

CSS custom property--colour: #5100CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06157WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness82.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.41:1

Contrast with white9.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#202020

Inverted#AEFF32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004BD2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#0040CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.2 from the original

Tritanopia#005277no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 94.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 9.7 Blue violet · ΔE 15.1 Dark violet · ΔE 17.7 Blue · ΔE 26.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 27.2 Dark blue · ΔE 28.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 9.71, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#7CCD00

Analogous#0015CD, #B800CD

Triadic#CD5100, #00CD51

Split complementary#CDB800, #15CD00

Tetradic#CD0015, #7CCD00, #00CDB8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C29AFF

Lighter +30%#A367FF

Lighter +20%#8434FF

Lighter +10%#6501FF

Darker −10%#3D009A

Darker −20%#290067

Darker −30%#150034

Darker −40%#000001

More saturated +25%#5100CD

Less saturated −25%#561AB3

Channel breakdown

R81

B205

Red81 (31.8%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue263.71°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness40.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 51 · G 00 · B CD

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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