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Recognised as Colour

#5921C5

  • #5921C5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#5921C5 is a violet with RGB values 89, 33, 197 and HSL 260°, 71%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#5921C5#5921C5
HEX#5921C5
RGBrgb(89, 33, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.1294, 0.7725
RGB percentages34.9%, 12.9%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(260.5, 71.3%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.5, 83.2%, 77.3%)
CMYK54.8%, 83.2%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,841,349
CSS custom property--colour: #5921C5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07243WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.58:1
Contrast with white8.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#A6DE3A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004FC9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original
Deuteranopia#0048C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Tritanopia#2B5476no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 81.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 13.8Dark violet · ΔE 18.1Dark orchid · ΔE 18.7Medium blue · ΔE 19.9Dark blue · ΔE 20.9Navy · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 13.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8DC521
Analogous#213BC5, #AB21C5
Triadic#C55921, #21C559
Split complementary#C5AB21, #3BC521
Tetradic#C5213B, #8DC521, #21C5AB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D0BEF4
Lighter +30%#B192ED
Lighter +20%#9267E5
Lighter +10%#733BDE
Darker −10%#451A99
Darker −20%#32126E
Darker −30%#1E0B42
Darker −40%#0A0416
More saturated +25%#5004E2
Less saturated −25%#623EA8

Channel breakdown

R89
G33
B197
Red89 (34.9%)
Green33 (12.9%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue260.49°
Saturation (HSL)71.3%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 21 · B C5

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