Colour

#5720DD

#5720DD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#5720DD is a violet with RGB values 87, 32, 221 and HSL 257°, 75%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

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HEX#5720DD

RGBrgb(87, 32, 221)

RGB (0–1)0.3412, 0.1255, 0.8667

RGB percentages34.1%, 12.5%, 86.7%

HSLhsl(257.5, 74.7%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(257.5, 85.5%, 86.7%)

CMYK60.6%, 85.5%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,710,045

CSS custom property--colour: #5720DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0828WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness91.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.91:1

Contrast with white7.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#393939

Inverted#A8DF22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0056E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#004BDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original

Tritanopia#005E84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 94.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 11.8 Blue violet · ΔE 13 Dark violet · ΔE 18.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 26.2 Blue · ΔE 26.5 Dark blue · ΔE 30.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 11.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A6DD20

Analogous#2047DD, #B620DD

Triadic#DD5720, #20DD57

Split complementary#DDB620, #47DD20

Tetradic#DD2047, #A6DD20, #20DDB6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DCD1F8

Lighter +30%#BBA4F2

Lighter +20%#9978EB

Lighter +10%#784BE5

Darker −10%#451AB0

Darker −20%#341384

Darker −30%#220D57

Darker −40%#11062B

More saturated +25%#4A00FD

Less saturated −25%#6440BD

Channel breakdown

R87

G32

B221

Red87 (34.1%)

Green32 (12.5%)

Blue221 (86.7%)

Hue257.46°

Saturation (HSL)74.7%

Lightness49.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 57 · G 20 · B DD

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