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Recognised as Colour

#5839B2

  • #5839B2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#5839B2 is a violet with RGB values 88, 57, 178 and HSL 255°, 51%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#5839B2#5839B2
HEX#5839B2
RGBrgb(88, 57, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.3451, 0.2235, 0.698
RGB percentages34.5%, 22.4%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(255.4, 51.5%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255.4, 68%, 69.8%)
CMYK50.6%, 68%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,781,938
CSS custom property--colour: #5839B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08215WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.95:1
Contrast with white7.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#A7C64D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0053B6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original
Deuteranopia#004EB0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original
Tritanopia#385771no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 12.7Slate blue · ΔE 13.5Indigo · ΔE 17.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.8Navy · ΔE 22.3Dark blue · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 12.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#93B239
Analogous#3956B2, #9539B2
Triadic#B25839, #39B258
Split complementary#B29539, #56B239
Tetradic#B23956, #93B239, #39B295

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D3C9EE
Lighter +30%#B3A3E1
Lighter +20%#937CD5
Lighter +10%#7355C9
Darker −10%#452D8B
Darker −20%#322065
Darker −30%#1F143E
Darker −40%#0C0817
More saturated +25%#4A1CCF
Less saturated −25%#665695

Channel breakdown

R88
G57
B178
Red88 (34.5%)
Green57 (22.4%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue255.37°
Saturation (HSL)51.49%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 58 · G 39 · B B2

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