Recognised as Colour

#5817FF

#5817FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#5817FF is a violet with RGB values 88, 23, 255 and HSL 257°, 100%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#5817FF#5817FF

HEX#5817FF

RGBrgb(88, 23, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.3451, 0.0902, 1

RGB percentages34.5%, 9%, 100%

HSLhsl(256.8, 100%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(256.8, 91%, 100%)

CMYK65.5%, 91%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,773,311

CSS custom property--colour: #5817FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09907WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness100.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.04:1

Contrast with white7.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#363636

Inverted#A7E800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0060FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#0050FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.9 from the original

Tritanopia#006B97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 109.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 10.7 Medium blue · ΔE 17.8 Blue violet · ΔE 25.6 Dark violet · ΔE 28.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 41 Dark blue · ΔE 46.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 10.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BEFF17

Analogous#174AFF, #CC17FF

Triadic#FF5817, #17FF58

Split complementary#FFCC17, #4AFF17

Tetradic#FF174A, #BEFF17, #17FFCC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBE3FF

Lighter +30%#C6B0FF

Lighter +20%#A17DFF

Lighter +10%#7D4AFF

Darker −10%#4000E3

Darker −20%#3100B0

Darker −30%#23007D

Darker −40%#15004A

More saturated +25%#5817FF

Less saturated −25%#6534E2

Channel breakdown

R88

G23

B255

Red88 (34.5%)

Green23 (9%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue256.81°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness54.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 58 · G 17 · B FF

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