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Recognised as Colour

#5401C5

  • #5401C5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#5401C5 is a violet with RGB values 84, 1, 197 and HSL 265°, 99%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#5401C5#5401C5
HEX#5401C5
RGBrgb(84, 1, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.3294, 0.0039, 0.7725
RGB percentages32.9%, 0.4%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(265.4, 99%, 38.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.4, 99.5%, 77.3%)
CMYK57.4%, 99.5%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,505,477
CSS custom property--colour: #5401C5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05938WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.6:1
Contrast with white9.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#212121
Inverted#ABFE3A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0049C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0040C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.2 from the original
Tritanopia#1C4E73no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 88.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 12.7Blue violet · ΔE 14Dark violet · ΔE 16.5Dark orchid · ΔE 24.1Dark blue · ΔE 24.8Navy · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 12.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#72C501
Analogous#0110C5, #B601C5
Triadic#C55401, #01C554
Split complementary#C5B601, #10C501
Tetradic#C50110, #72C501, #01C5B6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C194FE
Lighter +30%#A361FE
Lighter +20%#862EFE
Lighter +10%#6A01F8
Darker −10%#3E0192
Darker −20%#290060
Darker −30%#13002D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5400C6
Less saturated −25%#581AAC

Channel breakdown

R84
G1
B197
Red84 (32.9%)
Green1 (0.4%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue265.41°
Saturation (HSL)98.99%
Lightness38.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 54 · G 01 · B C5

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