Recognised as Colour
#5722A1
- #5722A1
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#5722A1 is a violet with RGB values 87, 34, 161 and HSL 265°, 65%, 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 Indigo.
Colour values
#5722A1#5722A1
HEX#5722A1
RGBrgb(87, 34, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.3412, 0.1333, 0.6314
RGB percentages34.1%, 13.3%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(265, 65.1%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265, 78.9%, 63.1%)
CMYK46%, 78.9%, 0%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,710,497
CSS custom property--colour: #5722A1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.05744WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.77:1
Contrast with white9.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#A8DD5E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6CA122
Analogous#222DA1, #9722A1
Triadic#A15722, #22A157
Split complementary#A19622, #2DA122
Tetradic#A1222C, #6CA122, #22A196
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R87
G34
B161
Red87 (34.1%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue265.04°
Saturation (HSL)65.13%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 57 · G 22 · B A1
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