Colour
#5909AA
- #5909AA
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#5909AA is a violet with RGB values 89, 9, 170 and HSL 270°, 90%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#5909AA#5909AA
HEX#5909AA
RGBrgb(89, 9, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.0353, 0.6667
RGB percentages34.9%, 3.5%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(269.8, 89.9%, 35.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.8, 94.7%, 66.7%)
CMYK47.6%, 94.7%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,835,178
CSS custom property--colour: #5909AA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.05222WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.27:1
Contrast with white10.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#262626
Inverted#A6F655
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5AAA09
Analogous#090AAA, #AA09AA
Triadic#AA5909, #09AA59
Split complementary#AAA909, #0AAA09
Tetradic#AA0909, #5AAA09, #09AAA9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R89
G9
B170
Red89 (34.9%)
Green9 (3.5%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue269.81°
Saturation (HSL)89.94%
Lightness35.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 09 · B AA
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