Colour

#5308FF

#5308FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#5308FF is a violet with RGB values 83, 8, 255 and HSL 258°, 100%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#5308FF#5308FF

HEX#5308FF

RGBrgb(83, 8, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.0314, 1

RGB percentages32.5%, 3.1%, 100%

HSLhsl(258.2, 100%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(258.2, 96.9%, 100%)

CMYK67.5%, 96.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,441,791

CSS custom property--colour: #5308FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09233WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness97.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.38:1

Contrast with white7.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A

Inverted#ACF700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#004DFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original

Tritanopia#006A96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 112.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 8.1 Medium blue · ΔE 19.3 Blue violet · ΔE 28.5 Dark violet · ΔE 30.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 43.8 Dark blue · ΔE 48.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 8.13, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B4FF08

Analogous#0838FF, #CF08FF

Triadic#FF5308, #08FF53

Split complementary#FFCF08, #38FF08

Tetradic#FF0838, #B4FF08, #08FFCF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E1D4FF

Lighter +30%#BEA1FF

Lighter +20%#9A6EFF

Lighter +10%#773BFF

Darker −10%#4000D4

Darker −20%#3100A1

Darker −30%#21006E

Darker −40%#12003B

More saturated +25%#5308FF

Less saturated −25%#5F27E0

Channel breakdown

R83

B255

Red83 (32.5%)

Green8 (3.1%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue258.22°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness51.57%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 53 · G 08 · B FF

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