Recognised as Colour

#5B19FF

#5B19FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#5B19FF is a violet with RGB values 91, 25, 255 and HSL 257°, 100%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#5B19FF#5B19FF

HEX#5B19FF

RGBrgb(91, 25, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.098, 1

RGB percentages35.7%, 9.8%, 100%

HSLhsl(257.2, 100%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(257.2, 90.2%, 100%)

CMYK64.3%, 90.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,970,431

CSS custom property--colour: #5B19FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10139WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness101.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.94:1

Contrast with white6.94:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#383838

Inverted#A4E600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0061FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#0051FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original

Tritanopia#006B97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 109.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 11.5 Medium blue · ΔE 17.7 Blue violet · ΔE 24.8 Dark violet · ΔE 27.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 40.2 Dark blue · ΔE 46.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 11.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BDFF19

Analogous#194AFF, #CE19FF

Triadic#FF5B19, #19FF5B

Split complementary#FFCE19, #4AFF19

Tetradic#FF194A, #BDFF19, #19FFCE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ECE5FF

Lighter +30%#C8B2FF

Lighter +20%#A47FFF

Lighter +10%#7F4CFF

Darker −10%#4200E5

Darker −20%#3300B2

Darker −30%#24007F

Darker −40%#16004C

More saturated +25%#5B19FF

Less saturated −25%#6736E2

Channel breakdown

R91

G25

B255

Red91 (35.7%)

Green25 (9.8%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue257.22°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness54.9%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5B · G 19 · B FF

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