Recognised as Colour

#5702CF

#5702CF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#5702CF is a violet with RGB values 87, 2, 207 and HSL 265°, 98%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

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HEX#5702CF

RGBrgb(87, 2, 207)

RGB (0–1)0.3412, 0.0078, 0.8118

RGB percentages34.1%, 0.8%, 81.2%

HSLhsl(264.9, 98.1%, 41%)

HSV / HSBhsv(264.9, 99%, 81.2%)

CMYK58%, 99%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,702,351

CSS custom property--colour: #5702CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06575WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness84.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.07:1

Contrast with white9.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#232323

Inverted#A8FD30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004DD4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#0043CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original

Tritanopia#165279no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 92.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 10.8 Blue violet · ΔE 13.9 Dark violet · ΔE 16.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 26.3 Blue · ΔE 26.9 Dark blue · ΔE 28.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 10.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7ACF02

Analogous#0214CF, #BE02CF

Triadic#CF5702, #02CF57

Split complementary#CFBD02, #14CF02

Tetradic#CF0213, #7ACF02, #02CFBD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C69FFE

Lighter +30%#A96CFE

Lighter +20%#8B3AFD

Lighter +10%#6D07FD

Darker −10%#42029C

Darker −20%#2D016A

Darker −30%#170137

Darker −40%#020005

More saturated +25%#5700D1

Less saturated −25%#5B1CB5

Channel breakdown

R87

B207

Red87 (34.1%)

Green2 (0.8%)

Blue207 (81.2%)

Hue264.88°

Saturation (HSL)98.09%

Lightness40.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 57 · G 02 · B CF

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