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Recognised as Colour

#5404DC

  • #5404DC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#5404DC is a violet with RGB values 84, 4, 220 and HSL 262°, 96%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#5404DC#5404DC
HEX#5404DC
RGBrgb(84, 4, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.3294, 0.0157, 0.8627
RGB percentages32.9%, 1.6%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(262.2, 96.4%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.2, 98.2%, 86.3%)
CMYK61.8%, 98.2%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,506,268
CSS custom property--colour: #5404DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07139WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.65:1
Contrast with white8.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#ABFB23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0051E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0045D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.9 from the original
Tritanopia#005981no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 99.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 9.3Blue violet · ΔE 16.9Dark violet · ΔE 19.7Blue · ΔE 20.9Dark orchid · ΔE 31Dark blue · ΔE 34
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 9.33, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8CDC04
Analogous#0420DC, #C004DC
Triadic#DC5404, #04DC54
Split complementary#DCC004, #20DC04
Tetradic#DC0420, #8CDC04, #04DCC0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCAEFE
Lighter +30%#AC7CFD
Lighter +20%#8C4AFC
Lighter +10%#6C18FB
Darker −10%#4103AA
Darker −20%#2E0278
Darker −30%#1B0146
Darker −40%#070014
More saturated +25%#5300E0
Less saturated −25%#5B20C0

Channel breakdown

R84
G4
B220
Red84 (32.9%)
Green4 (1.6%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue262.22°
Saturation (HSL)96.43%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 54 · G 04 · B DC

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