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Recognised as Colour

#5A00DC

  • #5A00DC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#5A00DC is a violet with RGB values 90, 0, 220 and HSL 265°, 100%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#5A00DC#5A00DC
HEX#5A00DC
RGBrgb(90, 0, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0, 0.8627
RGB percentages35.3%, 0%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(264.5, 100%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264.5, 100%, 86.3%)
CMYK59.1%, 100%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,898,460
CSS custom property--colour: #5A00DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07341WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.51:1
Contrast with white8.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#232323
Inverted#A5FF23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0051E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0047D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original
Tritanopia#015881no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 98.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 10.5Blue violet · ΔE 16.2Dark violet · ΔE 18.7Blue · ΔE 21.4Dark orchid · ΔE 30.4Dark blue · ΔE 34.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 10.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#82DC00
Analogous#0014DC, #C800DC
Triadic#DC5A00, #00DC5A
Split complementary#DCC800, #14DC00
Tetradic#DC0014, #82DC00, #00DCC8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCA9FF
Lighter +30%#AE76FF
Lighter +20%#9043FF
Lighter +10%#7210FF
Darker −10%#4500A9
Darker −20%#300076
Darker −30%#1B0043
Darker −40%#070010
More saturated +25%#5A00DC
Less saturated −25%#5F1CC1

Channel breakdown

R90
G0
B220
Red90 (35.3%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue264.55°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5A · G 00 · B DC

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