Colour

#5B0BAD

#5B0BAD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#5B0BAD is a violet with RGB values 91, 11, 173 and HSL 270°, 88%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#5B0BAD#5B0BAD

HEX#5B0BAD

RGBrgb(91, 11, 173)

RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.0431, 0.6784

RGB percentages35.7%, 4.3%, 67.8%

HSLhsl(269.6, 88%, 36.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(269.6, 93.6%, 67.8%)

CMYK47.4%, 93.6%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,966,765

CSS custom property--colour: #5B0BAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05481WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness77.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.02:1

Contrast with white10.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#282828

Inverted#A4F452

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0043B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#0040AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original

Tritanopia#434365no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text10.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 16.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 17.5 Indigo · ΔE 18.2 Blue violet · ΔE 18.4 Dark violet · ΔE 19.6 Navy · ΔE 20.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 16.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5DAD0B

Analogous#0B0CAD, #AC0BAD

Triadic#AD5B0B, #0BAD5B

Split complementary#ADAC0B, #0CAD0B

Tetradic#AD0B0C, #5DAD0B, #0BADAC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C18CF8

Lighter +30%#A85CF5

Lighter +20%#8E2CF2

Lighter +10%#740EDD

Darker −10%#42087D

Darker −20%#29054D

Darker −30%#0F021D

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#5B00B8

Less saturated −25%#5B2296

Channel breakdown

R91

G11

B173

Red91 (35.7%)

Green11 (4.3%)

Blue173 (67.8%)

Hue269.63°

Saturation (HSL)88.04%

Lightness36.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5B · G 0B · B AD

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Colour values

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