Recognised as Colour

#541EB3

#541EB3
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#541EB3 is a violet with RGB values 84, 30, 179 and HSL 262°, 71%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

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HEX#541EB3

RGBrgb(84, 30, 179)

RGB (0–1)0.3294, 0.1176, 0.702

RGB percentages32.9%, 11.8%, 70.2%

HSLhsl(261.7, 71.3%, 41%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.7, 83.2%, 70.2%)

CMYK53.1%, 83.2%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,512,883

CSS custom property--colour: #541EB3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06068WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness79.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.49:1

Contrast with white9.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#343434

Inverted#ABE14C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0048B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#0042B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original

Tritanopia#304C6Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 15.9 Indigo · ΔE 18.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 18.4 Navy · ΔE 19.1 Blue violet · ΔE 19.7 Dark violet · ΔE 22.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 15.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7DB31E

Analogous#1E33B3, #9E1EB3

Triadic#B3541E, #1EB354

Split complementary#B39E1E, #33B31E

Tetradic#B31E33, #7DB31E, #1EB39E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C5ACF1

Lighter +30%#A680EA

Lighter +20%#8855E2

Lighter +10%#6929DB

Darker −10%#401787

Darker −20%#2B0F5C

Darker −30%#170830

Darker −40%#020104

More saturated +25%#4D04CD

Less saturated −25%#5B3899

Channel breakdown

R84

G30

B179

Red84 (32.9%)

Green30 (11.8%)

Blue179 (70.2%)

Hue261.74°

Saturation (HSL)71.29%

Lightness40.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 54 · G 1E · B B3

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