Recognised as Colour

#5724EE

#5724EE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#5724EE is a violet with RGB values 87, 36, 238 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

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HEX#5724EE

RGBrgb(87, 36, 238)

RGB (0–1)0.3412, 0.1412, 0.9333

RGB percentages34.1%, 14.1%, 93.3%

HSLhsl(255.1, 85.6%, 53.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(255.1, 84.9%, 93.3%)

CMYK63.4%, 84.9%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,711,086

CSS custom property--colour: #5724EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09461WCAG 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#A8DB11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005DF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#004FEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original

Tritanopia#00678Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 101.2 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 12.1 Blue violet · ΔE 16.7 Blue · ΔE 20.3 Dark violet · ΔE 21.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 31.5 Dark blue · ΔE 36.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 12.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BBEE24

Analogous#2456EE, #BC24EE

Triadic#EE5724, #24EE57

Split complementary#EEBC24, #56EE24

Tetradic#EE2456, #BBEE24, #24EEBC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E8E1FD

Lighter +30%#C4B2F9

Lighter +20%#A083F5

Lighter +10%#7B53F2

Darker −10%#4010CF

Darker −20%#320CA0

Darker −30%#230970

Darker −40%#140541

More saturated +25%#4F13FF

Less saturated −25%#6641D1

Channel breakdown

R87

G36

B238

Red87 (34.1%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue238 (93.3%)

Hue255.15°

Saturation (HSL)85.59%

Lightness53.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 57 · G 24 · B EE

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