Colour

#5601D4

#5601D4
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#5601D4 is a violet with RGB values 86, 1, 212 and HSL 264°, 99%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

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HEX#5601D4

RGBrgb(86, 1, 212)

RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.0039, 0.8314

RGB percentages33.7%, 0.4%, 83.1%

HSLhsl(264.2, 99.1%, 41.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(264.2, 99.5%, 83.1%)

CMYK59.4%, 99.5%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,636,564

CSS custom property--colour: #5601D4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06754WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness85.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.93:1

Contrast with white8.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#222222

Inverted#A9FE2B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004ED9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0044D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.9 from the original

Tritanopia#00557Cno 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 text8.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 9.8 Blue violet · ΔE 15 Dark violet · ΔE 17.7 Blue · ΔE 24.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 28.3 Dark blue · ΔE 30.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 9.77, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7FD401

Analogous#0116D4, #BF01D4

Triadic#D45601, #01D456

Split complementary#D4C001, #15D401

Tetradic#D40116, #7FD401, #01D4BF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C8A2FF

Lighter +30%#A970FE

Lighter +20%#8B3DFE

Lighter +10%#6C0AFE

Darker −10%#4101A1

Darker −20%#2D016E

Darker −30%#18003C

Darker −40%#040009

More saturated +25%#5600D5

Less saturated −25%#5B1CB9

Channel breakdown

R86

B212

Red86 (33.7%)

Green1 (0.4%)

Blue212 (83.1%)

Hue264.17°

Saturation (HSL)99.06%

Lightness41.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 56 · G 01 · B D4

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