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Recognised as Colour

#5714AF

  • #5714AF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#5714AF is a violet with RGB values 87, 20, 175 and HSL 266°, 79%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#5714AF#5714AF
HEX#5714AF
RGBrgb(87, 20, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.3412, 0.0784, 0.6863
RGB percentages34.1%, 7.8%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(265.9, 79.5%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.9, 88.6%, 68.6%)
CMYK50.3%, 88.6%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,706,927
CSS custom property--colour: #5714AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05622WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.89:1
Contrast with white9.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#A8EB50

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0045B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0040ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Tritanopia#3A4767no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 16Indigo · ΔE 18Dark orchid · ΔE 18Blue violet · ΔE 19Navy · ΔE 19.4Dark violet · ΔE 21
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 16.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6CAF14
Analogous#141EAF, #A514AF
Triadic#AF5714, #14AF57
Split complementary#AFA514, #1EAF14
Tetradic#AF141E, #6CAF14, #14AFA5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C29BF4
Lighter +30%#A56EEE
Lighter +20%#8940E9
Lighter +10%#6E19DD
Darker −10%#400F81
Darker −20%#290A53
Darker −30%#130426
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5400C3
Less saturated −25%#5A2C97

Channel breakdown

R87
G20
B175
Red87 (34.1%)
Green20 (7.8%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue265.94°
Saturation (HSL)79.49%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 57 · G 14 · B AF

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