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Recognised as Colour

#5618DE

  • #5618DE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#5618DE is a violet with RGB values 86, 24, 222 and HSL 259°, 80%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#5618DE#5618DE
HEX#5618DE
RGBrgb(86, 24, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.0941, 0.8706
RGB percentages33.7%, 9.4%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(258.8, 80.5%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.8, 89.2%, 87.1%)
CMYK61.3%, 89.2%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,642,462
CSS custom property--colour: #5618DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07906WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.14:1
Contrast with white8.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#A9E721

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0055E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0049DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.3 from the original
Tritanopia#005D83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 97.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 10.3Blue violet · ΔE 14.5Dark violet · ΔE 18.7Blue · ΔE 23.7Dark orchid · ΔE 28.4Dark blue · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 10.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A0DE18
Analogous#183DDE, #B918DE
Triadic#DE5618, #18DE56
Split complementary#DEB918, #3DDE18
Tetradic#DE183D, #A0DE18, #18DEB9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D8C9F9
Lighter +30%#B79BF4
Lighter +20%#966DEF
Lighter +10%#743FEA
Darker −10%#4413B0
Darker −20%#320E82
Darker −30%#210954
Darker −40%#0F0426
More saturated +25%#4D00F6
Less saturated −25%#6137BF

Channel breakdown

R86
G24
B222
Red86 (33.7%)
Green24 (9.4%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue258.79°
Saturation (HSL)80.49%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 56 · G 18 · B DE

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