Recognised as Colour

#5101EA

#5101EA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#5101EA is a violet with RGB values 81, 1, 234 and HSL 261°, 99%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#5101EA#5101EA

HEX#5101EA

RGBrgb(81, 1, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.0039, 0.9176

RGB percentages31.8%, 0.4%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(260.6, 99.1%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(260.6, 99.6%, 91.8%)

CMYK65.4%, 99.6%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,308,906

CSS custom property--colour: #5101EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07712WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness90.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.26:1

Contrast with white8.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#232323

Inverted#AEFE15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0055EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#0047E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.9 from the original

Tritanopia#005F89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 105.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 12.2 Blue · ΔE 14.2 Blue violet · ΔE 22 Dark violet · ΔE 24.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 37 Dark blue · ΔE 40.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 12.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9AEA01

Analogous#0126EA, #C501EA

Triadic#EA5101, #01EA51

Split complementary#EAC601, #25EA01

Tetradic#EA0126, #9AEA01, #01EAC5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D0B8FF

Lighter +30%#AF86FE

Lighter +20%#8E53FE

Lighter +10%#6C20FE

Darker −10%#3F01B7

Darker −20%#2E0184

Darker −30%#1C0052

Darker −40%#0B001F

More saturated +25%#5100EB

Less saturated −25%#5A1ECD

Channel breakdown

R81

B234

Red81 (31.8%)

Green1 (0.4%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue260.6°

Saturation (HSL)99.15%

Lightness46.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 51 · G 01 · B EA

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