Recognised as Colour
#561EA2
- #561EA2
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#561EA2 is a violet with RGB values 86, 30, 162 and HSL 265°, 69%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.
Colour values
#561EA2#561EA2
HEX#561EA2
RGBrgb(86, 30, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.1176, 0.6353
RGB percentages33.7%, 11.8%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(265.5, 68.7%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.5, 81.5%, 63.5%)
CMYK46.9%, 81.5%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,643,938
CSS custom property--colour: #561EA2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.05516WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.99:1
Contrast with white9.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#A9E15D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6AA21E
Analogous#1E28A2, #981EA2
Triadic#A2561E, #1EA256
Split complementary#A2981E, #28A21E
Tetradic#A21E28, #6AA21E, #1EA298
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R86
G30
B162
Red86 (33.7%)
Green30 (11.8%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue265.45°
Saturation (HSL)68.75%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 56 · G 1E · B A2
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