Colour

#5B09EA

#5B09EA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#5B09EA is a violet with RGB values 91, 9, 234 and HSL 262°, 93%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

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HEX#5B09EA

RGBrgb(91, 9, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.0353, 0.9176

RGB percentages35.7%, 3.5%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(261.9, 92.6%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.9, 96.2%, 91.8%)

CMYK61.1%, 96.2%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,966,314

CSS custom property--colour: #5B09EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0836WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness93.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.86:1

Contrast with white7.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B

Inverted#A4F615

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0057EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#004BE7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original

Tritanopia#00608Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 103.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 12.5 Blue · ΔE 16.7 Blue violet · ΔE 19.3 Dark violet · ΔE 22 Dark orchid · ΔE 34.4 Dark blue · ΔE 39.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 12.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#98EA09

Analogous#0927EA, #CB09EA

Triadic#EA5B09, #09EA5B

Split complementary#EACB09, #27EA09

Tetradic#EA0927, #98EA09, #09EACB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D8C2FD

Lighter +30%#B891FB

Lighter +20%#9860F9

Lighter +10%#782FF7

Darker −10%#4807B9

Darker −20%#350588

Darker −30%#220357

Darker −40%#0F0126

More saturated +25%#5900F3

Less saturated −25%#6327CC

Channel breakdown

R91

B234

Red91 (35.7%)

Green9 (3.5%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue261.87°

Saturation (HSL)92.59%

Lightness47.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5B · G 09 · B EA

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Colour values

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