Colour

#5A0075

#5A0075
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Indigo

#5A0075 is a violet with RGB values 90, 0, 117 and HSL 286°, 100%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.

Colour values

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HEX#5A0075

RGBrgb(90, 0, 117)

RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0, 0.4588

RGB percentages35.3%, 0%, 45.9%

HSLhsl(286.2, 100%, 22.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(286.2, 100%, 45.9%)

CMYK23.1%, 100%, 0%, 54.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,898,357

CSS custom property--colour: #5A0075;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03458WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness63.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.41:1

Contrast with white12.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1C1C1C

Inverted#A5FF8A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#003078no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#003673no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.5 from the original

Tritanopia#582542no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text12.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Indigo · ΔE 10.7 Purple · ΔE 13 Rebecca purple · ΔE 14.4 Dark magenta · ΔE 16.4 Midnight blue · ΔE 21.2 Navy · ΔE 23.9

Nearest named CSS colourIndigo (#4B0082)ΔE 10.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1B7500

Analogous#200075, #750055

Triadic#755A00, #00755A

Split complementary#567500, #00751F

Tetradic#751F00, #1B7500, #005575

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D342FF

Lighter +30%#C80FFF

Lighter +20%#A800DB

Lighter +10%#8100A8

Darker −10%#330042

Darker −20%#0C000F

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#5A0075

Less saturated −25%#520F66

Channel breakdown

R90

B117

Red90 (35.3%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue117 (45.9%)

Hue286.15°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness22.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5A · G 00 · B 75

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