Colour
#5A0597
- #5A0597
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#5A0597 is a violet with RGB values 90, 5, 151 and HSL 275°, 94%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.
Colour values
#5A0597#5A0597
HEX#5A0597
RGBrgb(90, 5, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.0196, 0.5922
RGB percentages35.3%, 2%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(274.9, 93.6%, 30.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274.9, 96.7%, 59.2%)
CMYK40.4%, 96.7%, 0%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,899,671
CSS custom property--colour: #5A0597;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04517WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness71 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.03:1
Contrast with white11.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#222222
Inverted#A5FA68
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.03:1WCAG 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#429705
Analogous#110597, #97058B
Triadic#975A05, #05975A
Split complementary#8B9705, #059711
Tetradic#971105, #429705, #058B97
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R90
G5
B151
Red90 (35.3%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue274.93°
Saturation (HSL)93.59%
Lightness30.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5A · G 05 · B 97
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