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Recognised as Colour

#5A0274

  • #5A0274
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indigo

#5A0274 is a violet with RGB values 90, 2, 116 and HSL 286°, 97%, 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

#5A0274#5A0274
HEX#5A0274
RGBrgb(90, 2, 116)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.0078, 0.4549
RGB percentages35.3%, 0.8%, 45.5%
HSLhsl(286.3, 96.6%, 23.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.3, 98.3%, 45.5%)
CMYK22.4%, 98.3%, 0%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,898,868
CSS custom property--colour: #5A0274;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03478WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness62.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.38:1
Contrast with white12.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D
Inverted#A5FD8B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003077no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#003672no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.3 from the original
Tritanopia#582542no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Indigo · ΔE 11.5Purple · ΔE 13Rebecca purple · ΔE 14.2Dark magenta · ΔE 16.7Midnight blue · ΔE 20.9Navy · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourIndigo (#4B0082)ΔE 11.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1C7402
Analogous#210274, #740255
Triadic#745A02, #02745A
Split complementary#557402, #027421
Tetradic#742102, #1C7402, #025574

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D246FC
Lighter +30%#C614FB
Lighter +20%#A804D8
Lighter +10%#8103A6
Darker −10%#330142
Darker −20%#0C0010
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5B0076
Less saturated −25%#521165

Channel breakdown

R90
G2
B116
Red90 (35.3%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue116 (45.5%)
Hue286.32°
Saturation (HSL)96.61%
Lightness23.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5A · G 02 · B 74

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