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Colour

#5811FF

  • #5811FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#5811FF is a violet with RGB values 88, 17, 255 and HSL 258°, 100%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#5811FF#5811FF
HEX#5811FF
RGBrgb(88, 17, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.3451, 0.0667, 1
RGB percentages34.5%, 6.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(257.9, 100%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.9, 93.3%, 100%)
CMYK65.5%, 93.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,771,775
CSS custom property--colour: #5811FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09696WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.14:1
Contrast with white7.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#A7EE00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#004FFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original
Tritanopia#006A97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 110.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 9.8Medium blue · ΔE 18.5Blue violet · ΔE 26.6Dark violet · ΔE 29.2Dark orchid · ΔE 42Dark blue · ΔE 47.4
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 9.82, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B8FF11
Analogous#1141FF, #CF11FF
Triadic#FF5811, #11FF58
Split complementary#FFCF11, #41FF11
Tetradic#FF1141, #B8FF11, #11FFCF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7DDFF
Lighter +30%#C3AAFF
Lighter +20%#A077FF
Lighter +10%#7C44FF
Darker −10%#4200DD
Darker −20%#3300AA
Darker −30%#230077
Darker −40%#140044
More saturated +25%#5811FF
Less saturated −25%#642FE1

Channel breakdown

R88
G17
B255
Red88 (34.5%)
Green17 (6.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue257.9°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 58 · G 11 · B FF

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