Colour

#5A00EA

#5A00EA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#5A00EA is a violet with RGB values 90, 0, 234 and HSL 263°, 100%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#5A00EA#5A00EA

HEX#5A00EA

RGBrgb(90, 0, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0, 0.9176

RGB percentages35.3%, 0%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(263.1, 100%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(263.1, 100%, 91.8%)

CMYK61.5%, 100%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,898,474

CSS custom property--colour: #5A00EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08114WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness93.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.01:1

Contrast with white8.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#242424

Inverted#A5FF15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0056EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#004AE7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.1 from the original

Tritanopia#005F89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 104.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 13 Blue · ΔE 15.6 Blue violet · ΔE 20.6 Dark violet · ΔE 22.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 35.6 Dark blue · ΔE 40.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 12.99, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#90EA00

Analogous#001BEA, #CF00EA

Triadic#EA5A00, #00EA5A

Split complementary#EACF00, #1BEA00

Tetradic#EA001B, #90EA00, #00EACF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D3B7FF

Lighter +30%#B384FF

Lighter +20%#9451FF

Lighter +10%#751EFF

Darker −10%#4600B7

Darker −20%#330084

Darker −30%#1F0051

Darker −40%#0C001E

More saturated +25%#5A00EA

Less saturated −25%#611DCD

Channel breakdown

R90

B234

Red90 (35.3%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue263.08°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness45.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5A · G 00 · B EA

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Colour values

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