Colour

#5706BA

#5706BA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#5706BA is a violet with RGB values 87, 6, 186 and HSL 267°, 94%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

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HEX#5706BA

RGBrgb(87, 6, 186)

RGB (0–1)0.3412, 0.0235, 0.7294

RGB percentages34.1%, 2.4%, 72.9%

HSLhsl(267, 93.7%, 37.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(267, 96.8%, 72.9%)

CMYK53.2%, 96.8%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,703,354

CSS custom property--colour: #5706BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05702WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness78.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.81:1

Contrast with white9.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#242424

Inverted#A8F945

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0046BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0040B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.1 from the original

Tritanopia#32496Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 14.7 Dark violet · ΔE 16.7 Medium blue · ΔE 18.1 Dark blue · ΔE 20.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 20.3 Navy · ΔE 24.7

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 14.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#69BA06

Analogous#060FBA, #B106BA

Triadic#BA5706, #06BA57

Split complementary#BAB106, #0FBA06

Tetradic#BA060F, #69BA06, #06BAB1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C191FB

Lighter +30%#A55FFA

Lighter +20%#892EF8

Lighter +10%#6E08EB

Darker −10%#400489

Darker −20%#290357

Darker −30%#120126

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#5600C0

Less saturated −25%#591EA2

Channel breakdown

R87

B186

Red87 (34.1%)

Green6 (2.4%)

Blue186 (72.9%)

Hue267°

Saturation (HSL)93.75%

Lightness37.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 57 · G 06 · B BA

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