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Colour

#5401ED

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

#5401ED is a violet with RGB values 84, 1, 237 and HSL 261°, 99%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#5401ED#5401ED
HEX#5401ED
RGBrgb(84, 1, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.3294, 0.0039, 0.9294
RGB percentages32.9%, 0.4%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(261.1, 99.2%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.1, 99.6%, 92.9%)
CMYK64.6%, 99.6%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,505,517
CSS custom property--colour: #5401ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08021WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.06:1
Contrast with white8.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#242424
Inverted#ABFE12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0057F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0048EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00618Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 106.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 13.4Blue · ΔE 13.5Blue violet · ΔE 22.6Dark violet · ΔE 25Dark orchid · ΔE 37.6Dark blue · ΔE 41.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 13.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9AED01
Analogous#0124ED, #CA01ED
Triadic#ED5401, #01ED54
Split complementary#EDCA01, #24ED01
Tetradic#ED0124, #9AED01, #01EDCA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D3BBFF
Lighter +30%#B288FF
Lighter +20%#9156FE
Lighter +10%#7023FE
Darker −10%#4201BA
Darker −20%#300187
Darker −30%#1E0055
Darker −40%#0C0022
More saturated +25%#5400EE
Less saturated −25%#5D1FCF

Channel breakdown

R84
G1
B237
Red84 (32.9%)
Green1 (0.4%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue261.1°
Saturation (HSL)99.16%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 54 · G 01 · B ED

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