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Recognised as Colour

#5B00DB

  • #5B00DB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#5B00DB is a violet with RGB values 91, 0, 219 and HSL 265°, 100%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#5B00DB#5B00DB
HEX#5B00DB
RGBrgb(91, 0, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0, 0.8588
RGB percentages35.7%, 0%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(264.9, 100%, 42.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264.9, 100%, 85.9%)
CMYK58.4%, 100%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,963,995
CSS custom property--colour: #5B00DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07339WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.51:1
Contrast with white8.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#232323
Inverted#A4FF24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0051E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38 from the original
Deuteranopia#0047D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.1 from the original
Tritanopia#0F5780no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 97.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 10.6Blue violet · ΔE 15.7Dark violet · ΔE 18.2Blue · ΔE 22Dark orchid · ΔE 29.9Dark blue · ΔE 33.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 10.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#80DB00
Analogous#0013DB, #C800DB
Triadic#DB5B00, #00DB5B
Split complementary#DBC800, #13DB00
Tetradic#DB0013, #80DB00, #00DBC8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCA8FF
Lighter +30%#AE75FF
Lighter +20%#9142FF
Lighter +10%#730FFF
Darker −10%#4600A8
Darker −20%#310075
Darker −30%#1B0042
Darker −40%#06000F
More saturated +25%#5B00DB
Less saturated −25%#601BC0

Channel breakdown

R91
G0
B219
Red91 (35.7%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue264.93°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness42.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5B · G 00 · B DB

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