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Recognised as Colour

#5500C3

  • #5500C3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#5500C3 is a violet with RGB values 85, 0, 195 and HSL 266°, 100%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#5500C3#5500C3
HEX#5500C3
RGBrgb(85, 0, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0, 0.7647
RGB percentages33.3%, 0%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(266.2, 100%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.2, 100%, 76.5%)
CMYK56.4%, 100%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,570,755
CSS custom property--colour: #5500C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05871WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.66:1
Contrast with white9.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#202020
Inverted#AAFF3C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0048C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0040C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Tritanopia#234D71no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 87.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 13.5Blue violet · ΔE 13.9Dark violet · ΔE 16.2Dark orchid · ΔE 23.5Dark blue · ΔE 24.2Navy · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 13.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6EC300
Analogous#000CC3, #B700C3
Triadic#C35500, #00C355
Split complementary#C3B700, #0CC300
Tetradic#C3000C, #6EC300, #00C3B7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C090FF
Lighter +30%#A45DFF
Lighter +20%#872AFF
Lighter +10%#6B00F6
Darker −10%#3F0090
Darker −20%#29005D
Darker −30%#12002A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5500C3
Less saturated −25%#5818AB

Channel breakdown

R85
G0
B195
Red85 (33.3%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue266.15°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 55 · G 00 · B C3

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