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Recognised as Colour

#5A0AEC

  • #5A0AEC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#5A0AEC is a violet with RGB values 90, 10, 236 and HSL 261°, 92%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#5A0AEC#5A0AEC
HEX#5A0AEC
RGBrgb(90, 10, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.0392, 0.9255
RGB percentages35.3%, 3.9%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(261.2, 91.9%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.2, 95.8%, 92.5%)
CMYK61.9%, 95.8%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,901,036
CSS custom property--colour: #5A0AEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08447WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.81:1
Contrast with white7.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#A5F513

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0058F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39 from the original
Deuteranopia#004BE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33 from the original
Tritanopia#00618Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 104.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 12.9Blue · ΔE 15.9Blue violet · ΔE 20.1Dark violet · ΔE 22.8Dark orchid · ΔE 35.2Dark blue · ΔE 40
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 12.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9CEC0A
Analogous#0A2BEC, #CB0AEC
Triadic#EC5A0A, #0AEC5A
Split complementary#ECCB0A, #2BEC0A
Tetradic#EC0A2B, #9CEC0A, #0AECCB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D9C5FD
Lighter +30%#B995FA
Lighter +20%#9864F8
Lighter +10%#7833F6
Darker −10%#4708BB
Darker −20%#35068A
Darker −30%#220459
Darker −40%#0F0228
More saturated +25%#5700F6
Less saturated −25%#6329CD

Channel breakdown

R90
G10
B236
Red90 (35.3%)
Green10 (3.9%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue261.24°
Saturation (HSL)91.87%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5A · G 0A · B EC

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