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Recognised as Colour

#5626D8

  • #5626D8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#5626D8 is a violet with RGB values 86, 38, 216 and HSL 256°, 70%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#5626D8#5626D8
HEX#5626D8
RGBrgb(86, 38, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.149, 0.8471
RGB percentages33.7%, 14.9%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(256.2, 70.1%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.2, 82.4%, 84.7%)
CMYK60.2%, 82.4%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,646,040
CSS custom property--colour: #5626D8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08323WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.88:1
Contrast with white7.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#A9D927

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0056DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#004CD5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Tritanopia#005E82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 91.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 12.3Medium blue · ΔE 14.4Dark violet · ΔE 18.2Dark orchid · ΔE 23.4Dark blue · ΔE 26.9Blue · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 12.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A8D826
Analogous#264FD8, #AF26D8
Triadic#D85626, #26D856
Split complementary#D8AF26, #4FD826
Tetradic#D8264F, #A8D826, #26D8AF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDD3F7
Lighter +30%#BBA7F0
Lighter +20%#997CE8
Lighter +10%#7751E0
Darker −10%#451EAD
Darker −20%#331781
Darker −30%#220F56
Darker −40%#11072B
More saturated +25%#4706F8
Less saturated −25%#6546B8

Channel breakdown

R86
G38
B216
Red86 (33.7%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue256.18°
Saturation (HSL)70.08%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 56 · G 26 · B D8

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