Recognised as Colour

#5723EF

#5723EF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#5723EF is a violet with RGB values 87, 35, 239 and HSL 255°, 86%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#5723EF#5723EF

HEX#5723EF

RGBrgb(87, 35, 239)

RGB (0–1)0.3412, 0.1373, 0.9373

RGB percentages34.1%, 13.7%, 93.7%

HSLhsl(255.3, 86.4%, 53.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(255.3, 85.4%, 93.7%)

CMYK63.6%, 85.4%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,710,831

CSS custom property--colour: #5723EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0946WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness97.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.26:1

Contrast with white7.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D

Inverted#A8DC10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005DF4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#004FECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.9 from the original

Tritanopia#00678Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 101.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 12.2 Blue violet · ΔE 17.2 Blue · ΔE 19.6 Dark violet · ΔE 21.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 32.1 Dark blue · ΔE 37.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 12.24, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BBEF23

Analogous#2355EF, #BD23EF

Triadic#EF5723, #23EF57

Split complementary#EFBD23, #55EF23

Tetradic#EF2355, #BBEF23, #23EFBD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E8E1FD

Lighter +30%#C4B2F9

Lighter +20%#A082F6

Lighter +10%#7B53F2

Darker −10%#400FD0

Darker −20%#320CA0

Darker −30%#230871

Darker −40%#140541

More saturated +25%#4F13FF

Less saturated −25%#6540D2

Channel breakdown

R87

G35

B239

Red87 (34.1%)

Green35 (13.7%)

Blue239 (93.7%)

Hue255.29°

Saturation (HSL)86.44%

Lightness53.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 57 · G 23 · B EF

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