Recognised as Colour
#5715AD
- #5715AD
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#5715AD is a violet with RGB values 87, 21, 173 and HSL 266°, 78%, 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
#5715AD#5715AD
HEX#5715AD
RGBrgb(87, 21, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.3412, 0.0824, 0.6784
RGB percentages34.1%, 8.2%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(266.1, 78.4%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.1, 87.9%, 67.8%)
CMYK49.7%, 87.9%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,707,181
CSS custom property--colour: #5715AD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.0558WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.92:1
Contrast with white9.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#A8EA52
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6BAD15
Analogous#151FAD, #A315AD
Triadic#AD5715, #15AD57
Split complementary#ADA315, #1FAD15
Tetradic#AD151F, #6BAD15, #15ADA3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R87
G21
B173
Red87 (34.1%)
Green21 (8.2%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue266.05°
Saturation (HSL)78.35%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 57 · G 15 · B AD
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