Recognised as Colour

#5700D2

#5700D2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#5700D2 is a violet with RGB values 87, 0, 210 and HSL 265°, 100%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

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HEX#5700D2

RGBrgb(87, 0, 210)

RGB (0–1)0.3412, 0, 0.8235

RGB percentages34.1%, 0%, 82.4%

HSLhsl(264.9, 100%, 41.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(264.9, 100%, 82.4%)

CMYK58.6%, 100%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,701,842

CSS custom property--colour: #5700D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06679WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness85.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.99:1

Contrast with white8.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#222222

Inverted#A8FF2D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004DD7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0044CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.3 from the original

Tritanopia#0E547Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 95.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 10.2 Blue violet · ΔE 14.6 Dark violet · ΔE 17.1 Blue · ΔE 25.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 27.5 Dark blue · ΔE 30.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 10.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7BD200

Analogous#0012D2, #C000D2

Triadic#D25700, #00D257

Split complementary#D2C000, #12D200

Tetradic#D20012, #7BD200, #00D2C0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C79FFF

Lighter +30%#A96CFF

Lighter +20%#8B39FF

Lighter +10%#6D06FF

Darker −10%#42009F

Darker −20%#2D006C

Darker −30%#180039

Darker −40%#020006

More saturated +25%#5700D2

Less saturated −25%#5C1AB8

Channel breakdown

R87

B210

Red87 (34.1%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue210 (82.4%)

Hue264.86°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness41.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 57 · G 00 · B D2

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