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Recognised as Colour

#5421DF

  • #5421DF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#5421DF is a violet with RGB values 84, 33, 223 and HSL 256°, 75%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#5421DF#5421DF
HEX#5421DF
RGBrgb(84, 33, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.3294, 0.1294, 0.8745
RGB percentages32.9%, 12.9%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(256.1, 74.8%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.1, 85.2%, 87.5%)
CMYK62.3%, 85.2%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,513,695
CSS custom property--colour: #5421DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.083WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.89:1
Contrast with white7.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#ABDE20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0057E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original
Deuteranopia#004BDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Tritanopia#006085no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 96.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 11.2Blue violet · ΔE 13.8Dark violet · ΔE 19Blue · ΔE 25.6Dark orchid · ΔE 27.2Dark blue · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 11.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ACDF21
Analogous#214DDF, #B321DF
Triadic#DF5421, #21DF54
Split complementary#DFB321, #4DDF21
Tetradic#DF214D, #ACDF21, #21DFB3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDD3F9
Lighter +30%#BBA7F2
Lighter +20%#997AEC
Lighter +10%#764EE5
Darker −10%#431AB3
Darker −20%#321387
Darker −30%#220D5A
Darker −40%#11072D
More saturated +25%#4501FF
Less saturated −25%#6341BF

Channel breakdown

R84
G33
B223
Red84 (32.9%)
Green33 (12.9%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue256.11°
Saturation (HSL)74.8%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 54 · G 21 · B DF

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