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Recognised as Colour

#5820CE

  • #5820CE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#5820CE is a violet with RGB values 88, 32, 206 and HSL 259°, 73%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#5820CE#5820CE
HEX#5820CE
RGBrgb(88, 32, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.3451, 0.1255, 0.8078
RGB percentages34.5%, 12.5%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(259.3, 73.1%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.3, 84.5%, 80.8%)
CMYK57.3%, 84.5%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,775,566
CSS custom property--colour: #5820CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07564WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.36:1
Contrast with white8.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#A7DF31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0052D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0049CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original
Tritanopia#1B587Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 87.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 12.1Medium blue · ΔE 15.9Dark violet · ΔE 17.1Dark orchid · ΔE 21.2Dark blue · ΔE 24.2Navy · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 12.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#96CE20
Analogous#203FCE, #AF20CE
Triadic#CE5820, #20CE58
Split complementary#CEAF20, #3FCE20
Tetradic#CE203F, #96CE20, #20CEAF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4C4F6
Lighter +30%#B498EF
Lighter +20%#946CE8
Lighter +10%#7440E1
Darker −10%#4519A2
Darker −20%#321276
Darker −30%#1F0B4A
Darker −40%#0D051D
More saturated +25%#4D02EC
Less saturated −25%#633EB0

Channel breakdown

R88
G32
B206
Red88 (34.5%)
Green32 (12.5%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue259.31°
Saturation (HSL)73.11%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 58 · G 20 · B CE

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