Colour
#5B27B6
- #5B27B6
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark orchid
#5B27B6 is a violet with RGB values 91, 39, 182 and HSL 262°, 65%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.
Colour values
#5B27B6#5B27B6
HEX#5B27B6
RGBrgb(91, 39, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.1529, 0.7137
RGB percentages35.7%, 15.3%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(261.8, 64.7%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.8, 78.6%, 71.4%)
CMYK50%, 78.6%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,973,942
CSS custom property--colour: #5B27B6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.07053WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.71:1
Contrast with white8.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#A4D849
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#82B627
Analogous#273BB6, #A227B6
Triadic#B65B27, #27B65B
Split complementary#B6A327, #3BB627
Tetradic#B6273B, #82B627, #27B6A2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R91
G39
B182
Red91 (35.7%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue261.82°
Saturation (HSL)64.71%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5B · G 27 · B B6
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