Colour
#5A0596
- #5A0596
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#5A0596 is a violet with RGB values 90, 5, 150 and HSL 275°, 94%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.
Colour values
#5A0596#5A0596
HEX#5A0596
RGBrgb(90, 5, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.0196, 0.5882
RGB percentages35.3%, 2%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(275.2, 93.5%, 30.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.2, 96.7%, 58.8%)
CMYK40%, 96.7%, 0%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,899,670
CSS custom property--colour: #5A0596;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04484WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness70.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.07:1
Contrast with white11.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#222222
Inverted#A5FA69
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#419605
Analogous#120596, #960589
Triadic#965A05, #05965A
Split complementary#8A9605, #059611
Tetradic#961105, #419605, #058996
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R90
G5
B150
Red90 (35.3%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue275.17°
Saturation (HSL)93.55%
Lightness30.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5A · G 05 · B 96
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