Recognised as Colour

#5110EB

#5110EB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#5110EB is a violet with RGB values 81, 16, 235 and HSL 258°, 87%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

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HEX#5110EB

RGBrgb(81, 16, 235)

RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.0627, 0.9216

RGB percentages31.8%, 6.3%, 92.2%

HSLhsl(257.8, 87.3%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(257.8, 93.2%, 92.2%)

CMYK65.5%, 93.2%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,312,747

CSS custom property--colour: #5110EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08118WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness91.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8:1

Contrast with white8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E

Inverted#AEEF14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0057F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0049E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original

Tritanopia#00628Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 104.1 from the original

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

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

Contrast with black, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 11.4 Blue · ΔE 15.7 Blue violet · ΔE 20.5 Dark violet · ΔE 23.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 35.4 Dark blue · ΔE 39

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 11.42, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AAEB10

Analogous#103CEB, #BF10EB

Triadic#EB5110, #10EB51

Split complementary#EBBF10, #3CEB10

Tetradic#EB103C, #AAEB10, #10EBBF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DACCFB

Lighter +30%#B79CF8

Lighter +20%#956CF5

Lighter +10%#723CF2

Darker −10%#410DBB

Darker −20%#30098C

Darker −30%#20065C

Darker −40%#0F032C

More saturated +25%#4A00FB

Less saturated −25%#5E2FCC

Channel breakdown

R81

G16

B235

Red81 (31.8%)

Green16 (6.3%)

Blue235 (92.2%)

Hue257.81°

Saturation (HSL)87.25%

Lightness49.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 51 · G 10 · B EB

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Colour values

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