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Recognised as Colour

#5A0084

  • #5A0084
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indigo

#5A0084 is a violet with RGB values 90, 0, 132 and HSL 281°, 100%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.

Colour values

#5A0084#5A0084
HEX#5A0084
RGBrgb(90, 0, 132)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0, 0.5176
RGB percentages35.3%, 0%, 51.8%
HSLhsl(280.9, 100%, 25.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.9, 100%, 51.8%)
CMYK31.8%, 100%, 0%, 48.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,898,372
CSS custom property--colour: #5A0084;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0384WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness66.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.88:1
Contrast with white11.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D
Inverted#A5FF7B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003487no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#003882no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.5 from the original
Tritanopia#532D4Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Indigo · ΔE 4.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 15Purple · ΔE 16Dark magenta · ΔE 17.2Navy · ΔE 18.9Dark blue · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourIndigo (#4B0082)ΔE 4.7, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2A8400
Analogous#180084, #84006C
Triadic#845A00, #00845A
Split complementary#6C8400, #008418
Tetradic#841800, #2A8400, #006C84

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C851FF
Lighter +30%#B71EFF
Lighter +20%#A000EA
Lighter +10%#7D00B7
Darker −10%#370051
Darker −20%#14001E
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5A0084
Less saturated −25%#541074

Channel breakdown

R90
G0
B132
Red90 (35.3%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue132 (51.8%)
Hue280.91°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness25.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5A · G 00 · B 84

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