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Recognised as Colour

#5311AF

  • #5311AF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#5311AF is a violet with RGB values 83, 17, 175 and HSL 265°, 82%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#5311AF#5311AF
HEX#5311AF
RGBrgb(83, 17, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.0667, 0.6863
RGB percentages32.5%, 6.7%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(265.1, 82.3%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.1, 90.3%, 68.6%)
CMYK52.6%, 90.3%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,444,015
CSS custom property--colour: #5311AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05335WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.16:1
Contrast with white10.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#ACEE50

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0043B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#003EACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.8 from the original
Tritanopia#324667no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 15.6Indigo · ΔE 18.9Blue violet · ΔE 18.9Dark orchid · ΔE 19.1Navy · ΔE 19.2Dark violet · ΔE 21
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 15.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6DAF11
Analogous#111EAF, #A211AF
Triadic#AF5311, #11AF53
Split complementary#AFA211, #1EAF11
Tetradic#AF111E, #6DAF11, #11AFA2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BE97F5
Lighter +30%#A169F0
Lighter +20%#843AEC
Lighter +10%#6916DD
Darker −10%#3D0C81
Darker −20%#270852
Darker −30%#110324
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5000C0
Less saturated −25%#572997

Channel breakdown

R83
G17
B175
Red83 (32.5%)
Green17 (6.7%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue265.06°
Saturation (HSL)82.29%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 53 · G 11 · B AF

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