Colour

#5400C7

#5400C7
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#5400C7 is a violet with RGB values 84, 0, 199 and HSL 265°, 100%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#5400C7#5400C7

HEX#5400C7

RGBrgb(84, 0, 199)

RGB (0–1)0.3294, 0, 0.7804

RGB percentages32.9%, 0%, 78%

HSLhsl(265.3, 100%, 39%)

HSV / HSBhsv(265.3, 100%, 78%)

CMYK57.8%, 100%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,505,223

CSS custom property--colour: #5400C7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06008WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness81.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.54:1

Contrast with white9.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#202020

Inverted#ABFF38

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0049CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#0040C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original

Tritanopia#184F74no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 90.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 12 Blue violet · ΔE 14.1 Dark violet · ΔE 16.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 24.8 Dark blue · ΔE 25.7 Blue · ΔE 29.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 11.98, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#73C700

Analogous#0010C7, #B700C7

Triadic#C75400, #00C754

Split complementary#C7B700, #10C700

Tetradic#C70010, #73C700, #00C7B7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C194FF

Lighter +30%#A461FF

Lighter +20%#862EFF

Lighter +10%#6A00FA

Darker −10%#3E0094

Darker −20%#290061

Darker −30%#13002E

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#5400C7

Less saturated −25%#5819AE

Channel breakdown

R84

B199

Red84 (32.9%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue199 (78%)

Hue265.33°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness39.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 54 · G 00 · B C7

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