Recognised as Colour
#541CB2
- #541CB2
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#541CB2 is a violet with RGB values 84, 28, 178 and HSL 262°, 73%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#541CB2#541CB2
HEX#541CB2
RGBrgb(84, 28, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.3294, 0.1098, 0.698
RGB percentages32.9%, 11%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(262.4, 72.8%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.4, 84.3%, 69.8%)
CMYK52.8%, 84.3%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,512,370
CSS custom property--colour: #541CB2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.0593WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness78.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.61:1
Contrast with white9.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#ABE34D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7AB21C
Analogous#1C2FB2, #9F1CB2
Triadic#B2541C, #1CB254
Split complementary#B29F1C, #2FB21C
Tetradic#B21C2F, #7AB21C, #1CB29F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R84
G28
B178
Red84 (32.9%)
Green28 (11%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue262.4°
Saturation (HSL)72.82%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 54 · G 1C · B B2
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