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Recognised as Colour

#5704CD

  • #5704CD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#5704CD is a violet with RGB values 87, 4, 205 and HSL 265°, 96%, 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

#5704CD#5704CD
HEX#5704CD
RGBrgb(87, 4, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.3412, 0.0157, 0.8039
RGB percentages34.1%, 1.6%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(264.8, 96.2%, 41%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264.8, 98%, 80.4%)
CMYK57.6%, 98%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,702,861
CSS custom property--colour: #5704CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06521WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.11:1
Contrast with white9.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#242424
Inverted#A8FB32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004CD2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0043CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Tritanopia#1A5278no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 91.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 11.4Blue violet · ΔE 13.5Dark violet · ΔE 16.3Dark orchid · ΔE 25.4Dark blue · ΔE 27.7Blue · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 11.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7ACD04
Analogous#0415CD, #BC04CD
Triadic#CD5704, #04CD57
Split complementary#CDBC04, #15CD04
Tetradic#CD0415, #7ACD04, #04CDBC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C6A0FD
Lighter +30%#A96EFC
Lighter +20%#8B3CFB
Lighter +10%#6D0AFA
Darker −10%#42039B
Darker −20%#2D0269
Darker −30%#170137
Darker −40%#020005
More saturated +25%#5600D1
Less saturated −25%#5C1EB3

Channel breakdown

R87
G4
B205
Red87 (34.1%)
Green4 (1.6%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue264.78°
Saturation (HSL)96.17%
Lightness40.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 57 · G 04 · B CD

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