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Recognised as Colour

#5421CD

  • #5421CD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#5421CD is a violet with RGB values 84, 33, 205 and HSL 258°, 72%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#5421CD#5421CD
HEX#5421CD
RGBrgb(84, 33, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.3294, 0.1294, 0.8039
RGB percentages32.9%, 12.9%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(257.8, 72.3%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.8, 83.9%, 80.4%)
CMYK59%, 83.9%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,513,677
CSS custom property--colour: #5421CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0738WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.48:1
Contrast with white8.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#ABDE32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0051D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0048CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Tritanopia#03587Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 87.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 13.1Medium blue · ΔE 16Dark violet · ΔE 18.1Dark orchid · ΔE 21.6Dark blue · ΔE 23.4Navy · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 13.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9ACD21
Analogous#2144CD, #AA21CD
Triadic#CD5421, #21CD54
Split complementary#CDAA21, #44CD21
Tetradic#CD2144, #9ACD21, #21CDAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D3C4F6
Lighter +30%#B298EF
Lighter +20%#916DE7
Lighter +10%#7041E0
Darker −10%#421AA1
Darker −20%#301375
Darker −30%#1E0C49
Darker −40%#0C051D
More saturated +25%#4803EB
Less saturated −25%#603FAF

Channel breakdown

R84
G33
B205
Red84 (32.9%)
Green33 (12.9%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue257.79°
Saturation (HSL)72.27%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 54 · G 21 · B CD

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