Colour

#5103CA

#5103CA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#5103CA is a violet with RGB values 81, 3, 202 and HSL 264°, 97%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#5103CA#5103CA

HEX#5103CA

RGBrgb(81, 3, 202)

RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.0118, 0.7922

RGB percentages31.8%, 1.2%, 79.2%

HSLhsl(263.5, 97.1%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(263.5, 98.5%, 79.2%)

CMYK59.9%, 98.5%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,309,386

CSS custom property--colour: #5103CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06079WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness81.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.48:1

Contrast with white9.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#222222

Inverted#AEFC35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004ACFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35 from the original

Deuteranopia#0040C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original

Tritanopia#005176no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 92.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 10.7 Blue violet · ΔE 14.6 Dark violet · ΔE 17.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 25.9 Dark blue · ΔE 26.5 Blue · ΔE 28.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 10.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7CCA03

Analogous#0318CA, #B503CA

Triadic#CA5103, #03CA51

Split complementary#CAB503, #18CA03

Tetradic#CA0318, #7CCA03, #03CAB5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C29BFE

Lighter +30%#A369FD

Lighter +20%#8437FC

Lighter +10%#6505FB

Darker −10%#3D0298

Darker −20%#290265

Darker −30%#150133

Darker −40%#000001

More saturated +25%#5000CD

Less saturated −25%#571DB0

Channel breakdown

R81

B202

Red81 (31.8%)

Green3 (1.2%)

Blue202 (79.2%)

Hue263.52°

Saturation (HSL)97.07%

Lightness40.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 51 · G 03 · B CA

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