Recognised as Colour
#5728AF
- #5728AF
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#5728AF is a violet with RGB values 87, 40, 175 and HSL 261°, 63%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.
Colour values
#5728AF#5728AF
HEX#5728AF
RGBrgb(87, 40, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.3412, 0.1569, 0.6863
RGB percentages34.1%, 15.7%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(260.9, 62.8%, 42.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.9, 77.1%, 68.6%)
CMYK50.3%, 77.1%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,712,047
CSS custom property--colour: #5728AF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.06639WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.02:1
Contrast with white9.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#A8D750
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#80AF28
Analogous#283CAF, #9B28AF
Triadic#AF5728, #28AF57
Split complementary#AF9B28, #3CAF28
Tetradic#AF283C, #80AF28, #28AF9B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R87
G40
B175
Red87 (34.1%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue260.89°
Saturation (HSL)62.79%
Lightness42.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 57 · G 28 · B AF
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