Colour

#5A009D

#5A009D
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Indigo

#5A009D is a violet with RGB values 90, 0, 157 and HSL 274°, 100%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.

Colour values

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HEX#5A009D

RGBrgb(90, 0, 157)

RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0, 0.6157

RGB percentages35.3%, 0%, 61.6%

HSLhsl(274.4, 100%, 30.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(274.4, 100%, 61.6%)

CMYK42.7%, 100%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,898,397

CSS custom property--colour: #5A009D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04608WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness72.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.93:1

Contrast with white10.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1E1E1E

Inverted#A5FF62

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#003CA1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#003C9Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.2 from the original

Tritanopia#4A3A5Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text10.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Indigo · ΔE 12.3 Dark blue · ΔE 15.6 Navy · ΔE 17.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 18.8 Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.9 Blue violet · ΔE 23.7

Nearest named CSS colourIndigo (#4B0082)ΔE 12.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#439D00

Analogous#0B009D, #9D0092

Triadic#9D5A00, #009D5A

Split complementary#929D00, #009D0B

Tetradic#9D0B00, #439D00, #00929D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BF6AFF

Lighter +30%#AA37FF

Lighter +20%#9404FF

Lighter +10%#7700D0

Darker −10%#3D006A

Darker −20%#200037

Darker −30%#020004

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#5A009D

Less saturated −25%#571489

Channel breakdown

R90

B157

Red90 (35.3%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue157 (61.6%)

Hue274.39°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness30.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5A · G 00 · B 9D

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Colour values

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