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Recognised as Colour

#5A2FE0

  • #5A2FE0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#5A2FE0 is a blue with RGB values 90, 47, 224 and HSL 255°, 74%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#5A2FE0#5A2FE0
HEX#5A2FE0
RGBrgb(90, 47, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.1843, 0.8784
RGB percentages35.3%, 18.4%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(254.6, 74.1%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.6, 79%, 87.8%)
CMYK59.8%, 79%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,910,496
CSS custom property--colour: #5A2FE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09589WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.2:1
Contrast with white7.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#A5D01F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005CE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0051DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original
Tritanopia#006488no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 91.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 12Medium blue · ΔE 16.2Dark violet · ΔE 18.8Dark orchid · ΔE 23.2Dark blue · ΔE 28.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 12.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B5E02F
Analogous#2F5DE0, #B22FE0
Triadic#E05A2F, #2FE05A
Split complementary#E0B22F, #5DE02F
Tetradic#E02F5D, #B5E02F, #2FE0B2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7E1FA
Lighter +30%#C4B4F4
Lighter +20%#A088ED
Lighter +10%#7D5BE7
Darker −10%#441DBF
Darker −20%#341693
Darker −30%#250F67
Darker −40%#15093A
More saturated +25%#4B11FE
Less saturated −25%#694DC2

Channel breakdown

R90
G47
B224
Red90 (35.3%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue254.58°
Saturation (HSL)74.06%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5A · G 2F · B E0

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