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Colour

#5805C5

  • #5805C5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#5805C5 is a violet with RGB values 88, 5, 197 and HSL 266°, 95%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#5805C5#5805C5
HEX#5805C5
RGBrgb(88, 5, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.3451, 0.0196, 0.7725
RGB percentages34.5%, 2%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(265.9, 95%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.9, 97.5%, 77.3%)
CMYK55.3%, 97.5%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,768,645
CSS custom property--colour: #5805C5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06214WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.36:1
Contrast with white9.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#A7FA3A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004AC9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0042C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33 from the original
Tritanopia#294E73no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 86.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 13.1Medium blue · ΔE 14Dark violet · ΔE 15.6Dark orchid · ΔE 22.8Dark blue · ΔE 24.5Navy · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 13.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#72C505
Analogous#0512C5, #B805C5
Triadic#C55805, #05C558
Split complementary#C5B805, #12C505
Tetradic#C50512, #72C505, #05C5B8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C49AFC
Lighter +30%#A868FB
Lighter +20%#8B36FA
Lighter +10%#6E06F7
Darker −10%#420493
Darker −20%#2C0262
Darker −30%#150130
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5700CA
Less saturated −25%#5B1EAC

Channel breakdown

R88
G5
B197
Red88 (34.5%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue265.94°
Saturation (HSL)95.05%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 58 · G 05 · B C5

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