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Recognised as Colour

#5726BB

  • #5726BB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#5726BB is a violet with RGB values 87, 38, 187 and HSL 260°, 66%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#5726BB#5726BB
HEX#5726BB
RGBrgb(87, 38, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.3412, 0.149, 0.7333
RGB percentages34.1%, 14.9%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(259.7, 66.2%, 44.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.7, 79.7%, 73.3%)
CMYK53.5%, 79.7%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,711,547
CSS custom property--colour: #5726BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.75:1
Contrast with white8.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#A8D944

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004EBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0047B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Tritanopia#305271no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 17.8Dark blue · ΔE 17.8Blue violet · ΔE 18.6Indigo · ΔE 20Navy · ΔE 21Dark violet · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 17.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8ABB26
Analogous#263FBB, #A126BB
Triadic#BB5726, #26BB57
Split complementary#BBA226, #3FBB26
Tetradic#BB2640, #8ABB26, #26BBA2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDBCF1
Lighter +30%#AE91E9
Lighter +20%#8F67E0
Lighter +10%#6F3DD7
Darker −10%#431D91
Darker −20%#301566
Darker −30%#1C0C3C
Darker −40%#080411
More saturated +25%#4D0AD7
Less saturated −25%#61429F

Channel breakdown

R87
G38
B187
Red87 (34.1%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue259.73°
Saturation (HSL)66.22%
Lightness44.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 57 · G 26 · B BB

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