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Recognised as Colour

#5129A0

  • #5129A0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indigo

#5129A0 is a violet with RGB values 81, 41, 160 and HSL 260°, 59%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.

Colour values

#5129A0#5129A0
HEX#5129A0
RGBrgb(81, 41, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.1608, 0.6275
RGB percentages31.8%, 16.1%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(260.2, 59.2%, 39.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.2, 74.4%, 62.7%)
CMYK49.4%, 74.4%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,319,072
CSS custom property--colour: #5129A0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05873WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.66:1
Contrast with white9.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#AED65F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0046A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#00429Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Tritanopia#374962no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Indigo · ΔE 11.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 11.6Navy · ΔE 17.6Dark blue · ΔE 18.6Slate blue · ΔE 18.9Midnight blue · ΔE 21
Nearest named CSS colourIndigo (#4B0082)ΔE 11.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#78A029
Analogous#293CA0, #8D29A0
Triadic#A05129, #29A051
Split complementary#A08D29, #3DA029
Tetradic#A0293C, #78A029, #29A08D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C0ABEA
Lighter +30%#A283DF
Lighter +20%#835AD5
Lighter +10%#6633C9
Darker −10%#3C1F77
Darker −20%#28144F
Darker −30%#130A26
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4910B9
Less saturated −25%#594287

Channel breakdown

R81
G41
B160
Red81 (31.8%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue260.17°
Saturation (HSL)59.2%
Lightness39.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 51 · G 29 · B A0

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