Recognised as Colour

#5909AC

#5909AC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#5909AC is a violet with RGB values 89, 9, 172 and HSL 269°, 90%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#5909AC#5909AC

HEX#5909AC

RGBrgb(89, 9, 172)

RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.0353, 0.6745

RGB percentages34.9%, 3.5%, 67.5%

HSLhsl(269.4, 90.1%, 35.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(269.4, 94.8%, 67.5%)

CMYK48.3%, 94.8%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,835,180

CSS custom property--colour: #5909AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05298WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness76.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.2:1

Contrast with white10.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#262626

Inverted#A6F653

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0042B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#003FA9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.2 from the original

Tritanopia#404364no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text10.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 16.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 18 Indigo · ΔE 18.2 Blue violet · ΔE 18.8 Navy · ΔE 19.8 Dark violet · ΔE 19.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 16.45, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5CAC09

Analogous#090BAC, #AB09AC

Triadic#AC5909, #09AC59

Split complementary#ACAA09, #0BAC09

Tetradic#AC090B, #5CAC09, #09ACAA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BF88F9

Lighter +30%#A658F6

Lighter +20%#8C27F4

Lighter +10%#720CDC

Darker −10%#40067C

Darker −20%#27044B

Darker −30%#0E011B

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#5900B5

Less saturated −25%#592095

Channel breakdown

R89

B172

Red89 (34.9%)

Green9 (3.5%)

Blue172 (67.5%)

Hue269.45°

Saturation (HSL)90.06%

Lightness35.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 59 · G 09 · B AC

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