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Recognised as Colour

#5B21C2

  • #5B21C2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#5B21C2 is a violet with RGB values 91, 33, 194 and HSL 262°, 71%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#5B21C2#5B21C2
HEX#5B21C2
RGBrgb(91, 33, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.1294, 0.7608
RGB percentages35.7%, 12.9%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(261.6, 70.9%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.6, 83%, 76.1%)
CMYK53.1%, 83%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,972,418
CSS custom property--colour: #5B21C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07207WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.6:1
Contrast with white8.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#A4DE3D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004FC6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0048BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Tritanopia#345374no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 14.4Dark orchid · ΔE 17.7Dark violet · ΔE 18.3Dark blue · ΔE 20.2Medium blue · ΔE 21.5Indigo · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 14.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#88C221
Analogous#2137C2, #AC21C2
Triadic#C25B21, #21C25B
Split complementary#C2AB21, #38C221
Tetradic#C22137, #88C221, #21C2AC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D0BBF4
Lighter +30%#B190EC
Lighter +20%#9364E5
Lighter +10%#7439DD
Darker −10%#471A96
Darker −20%#32126B
Darker −30%#1E0B3F
Darker −40%#090314
More saturated +25%#5305DE
Less saturated −25%#633DA6

Channel breakdown

R91
G33
B194
Red91 (35.7%)
Green33 (12.9%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue261.61°
Saturation (HSL)70.93%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5B · G 21 · B C2

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