Colour

#5700B0

#5700B0
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#5700B0 is a violet with RGB values 87, 0, 176 and HSL 270°, 100%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#5700B0#5700B0

HEX#5700B0

RGBrgb(87, 0, 176)

RGB (0–1)0.3412, 0, 0.6902

RGB percentages34.1%, 0%, 69%

HSLhsl(269.7, 100%, 34.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(269.7, 100%, 69%)

CMYK50.6%, 100%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,701,808

CSS custom property--colour: #5700B0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05161WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness76.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.33:1

Contrast with white10.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1F1F1F

Inverted#A8FF4F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0042B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#003DADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original

Tritanopia#3A4366no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text10.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 17 Dark blue · ΔE 17.8 Dark violet · ΔE 18.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 19.4 Medium blue · ΔE 21.5 Indigo · ΔE 21.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 17.02, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#59B000

Analogous#0001B0, #AF00B0

Triadic#B05700, #00B057

Split complementary#B0AF00, #01B000

Tetradic#B00001, #59B000, #00B0AF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BD7DFF

Lighter +30%#A34AFF

Lighter +20%#8A17FF

Lighter +10%#7000E3

Darker −10%#3E007D

Darker −20%#25004A

Darker −30%#0B0017

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#5700B0

Less saturated −25%#57169A

Channel breakdown

R87

B176

Red87 (34.1%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue176 (69%)

Hue269.66°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness34.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 57 · G 00 · B B0

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