Colour
#5428A4
- #5428A4
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#5428A4 is a violet with RGB values 84, 40, 164 and HSL 261°, 61%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.
Colour values
#5428A4#5428A4
HEX#5428A4
RGBrgb(84, 40, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.3294, 0.1569, 0.6431
RGB percentages32.9%, 15.7%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(261.3, 60.8%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.3, 75.6%, 64.3%)
CMYK48.8%, 75.6%, 0%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,515,428
CSS custom property--colour: #5428A4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.06083WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness78.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.47:1
Contrast with white9.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#ABD75B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#78A428
Analogous#283AA4, #9228A4
Triadic#A45428, #28A454
Split complementary#A49228, #3AA428
Tetradic#A4283A, #78A428, #28A492
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R84
G40
B164
Red84 (32.9%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue261.29°
Saturation (HSL)60.78%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 54 · G 28 · B A4
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