Colour
#5B0396
- #5B0396
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#5B0396 is a violet with RGB values 91, 3, 150 and HSL 276°, 96%, 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
#5B0396#5B0396
HEX#5B0396
RGBrgb(91, 3, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.0118, 0.5882
RGB percentages35.7%, 1.2%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(275.9, 96.1%, 30%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.9, 98%, 58.8%)
CMYK39.3%, 98%, 0%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,964,694
CSS custom property--colour: #5B0396;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04491WCAG 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 11.06:1
Contrast with white11.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#202020
Inverted#A4FC69
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.06:1WCAG 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#3E9603
Analogous#120396, #960387
Triadic#965B03, #03965B
Split complementary#889603, #039611
Tetradic#961103, #3E9603, #038796
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R91
G3
B150
Red91 (35.7%)
Green3 (1.2%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue275.92°
Saturation (HSL)96.08%
Lightness30%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5B · G 03 · B 96
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