Colour

#5400A9

#5400A9
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#5400A9 is a violet with RGB values 84, 0, 169 and HSL 270°, 100%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

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HEX#5400A9

RGBrgb(84, 0, 169)

RGB (0–1)0.3294, 0, 0.6627

RGB percentages32.9%, 0%, 66.3%

HSLhsl(269.8, 100%, 33.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(269.8, 100%, 66.3%)

CMYK50.3%, 100%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,505,193

CSS custom property--colour: #5400A9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04749WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness73.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.77:1

Contrast with white10.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1E1E1E

Inverted#ABFF56

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#003FADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#003BA6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original

Tritanopia#394062no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text10.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 15.6 Indigo · ΔE 18.6 Navy · ΔE 19.3 Blue violet · ΔE 19.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 19.6 Dark violet · ΔE 20.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 15.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#55A900

Analogous#0000A9, #A900A9

Triadic#A95400, #00A954

Split complementary#A9A900, #00A900

Tetradic#A90000, #55A900, #00A9A9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BA76FF

Lighter +30%#A043FF

Lighter +20%#8710FF

Lighter +10%#6D00DC

Darker −10%#3B0076

Darker −20%#210043

Darker −30%#080010

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#5400A9

Less saturated −25%#541594

Channel breakdown

R84

B169

Red84 (32.9%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue169 (66.3%)

Hue269.82°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness33.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 54 · G 00 · B A9

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