Colour

#5905F5

#5905F5
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#5905F5 is a violet with RGB values 89, 5, 245 and HSL 261°, 96%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

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HEX#5905F5

RGBrgb(89, 5, 245)

RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.0196, 0.9608

RGB percentages34.9%, 2%, 96.1%

HSLhsl(261, 96%, 49%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261, 98%, 96.1%)

CMYK63.7%, 98%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,834,229

CSS custom property--colour: #5905F5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08825WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.59:1

Contrast with white7.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#282828

Inverted#A6FA0A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005AFAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#004CF1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original

Tritanopia#006490no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 108 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 11.9 Medium blue · ΔE 16 Blue violet · ΔE 24.2 Dark violet · ΔE 26.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 39.4 Dark blue · ΔE 44.4

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 11.87, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A1F505

Analogous#0529F5, #D105F5

Triadic#F55905, #05F559

Split complementary#F5D105, #29F505

Tetradic#F50529, #A1F505, #05F5D1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DBC8FE

Lighter +30%#BA96FD

Lighter +20%#9964FC

Lighter +10%#7832FB

Darker −10%#4704C3

Darker −20%#350391

Darker −30%#23025F

Darker −40%#10012D

More saturated +25%#5700FA

Less saturated −25%#6224D6

Channel breakdown

R89

B245

Red89 (34.9%)

Green5 (2%)

Blue245 (96.1%)

Hue261°

Saturation (HSL)96%

Lightness49.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 59 · G 05 · B F5

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