Recognised as Colour

#5111EA

#5111EA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#5111EA is a violet with RGB values 81, 17, 234 and HSL 258°, 86%, 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#5111EA

RGBrgb(81, 17, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.0667, 0.9176

RGB percentages31.8%, 6.7%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(257.7, 86.5%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(257.7, 92.7%, 91.8%)

CMYK65.4%, 92.7%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,313,002

CSS custom property--colour: #5111EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08091WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness91.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.02:1

Contrast with white8.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E

Inverted#AEEE15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0057EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#0049E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00618Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 103.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 11.1 Blue · ΔE 16.3 Blue violet · ΔE 20 Dark violet · ΔE 23.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 34.9 Dark blue · ΔE 38.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 11.07, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AAEA11

Analogous#113EEA, #BD11EA

Triadic#EA5111, #11EA51

Split complementary#EABD11, #3EEA11

Tetradic#EA113E, #AAEA11, #11EABD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DACCFB

Lighter +30%#B79CF8

Lighter +20%#956DF4

Lighter +10%#723DF1

Darker −10%#410EBA

Darker −20%#300A8B

Darker −30%#20075B

Darker −40%#0F032C

More saturated +25%#4A00FB

Less saturated −25%#5E30CB

Channel breakdown

R81

G17

B234

Red81 (31.8%)

Green17 (6.7%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue257.7°

Saturation (HSL)86.45%

Lightness49.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 51 · G 11 · B EA

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