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Recognised as Colour

#5705FF

  • #5705FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#5705FF is a violet with RGB values 87, 5, 255 and HSL 260°, 100%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#5705FF#5705FF
HEX#5705FF
RGBrgb(87, 5, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.3412, 0.0196, 1
RGB percentages34.1%, 2%, 100%
HSLhsl(259.7, 100%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.7, 98%, 100%)
CMYK65.9%, 98%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,703,167
CSS custom property--colour: #5705FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09355WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.31:1
Contrast with white7.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#282828
Inverted#A8FA00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#004DFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33 from the original
Tritanopia#006996no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 112.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 8.6Medium blue · ΔE 19.6Blue violet · ΔE 28.3Dark violet · ΔE 30.5Dark orchid · ΔE 43.6Dark blue · ΔE 48.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 8.63, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ADFF05
Analogous#0530FF, #D405FF
Triadic#FF5705, #05FF57
Split complementary#FFD405, #30FF05
Tetradic#FF0530, #ADFF05, #05FFD4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0D1FF
Lighter +30%#BE9EFF
Lighter +20%#9C6BFF
Lighter +10%#7938FF
Darker −10%#4500D1
Darker −20%#34009E
Darker −30%#23006B
Darker −40%#120038
More saturated +25%#5705FF
Less saturated −25%#6224E0

Channel breakdown

R87
G5
B255
Red87 (34.1%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue259.68°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 57 · G 05 · B FF

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