Colour

#5B2BB1

#5B2BB1
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Indigo

#5B2BB1 is a violet with RGB values 91, 43, 177 and HSL 261°, 61%, 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 Indigo.

Colour values

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HEX#5B2BB1

RGBrgb(91, 43, 177)

RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.1686, 0.6941

RGB percentages35.7%, 16.9%, 69.4%

HSLhsl(261.5, 60.9%, 43.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.5, 75.7%, 69.4%)

CMYK48.6%, 75.7%, 0%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,974,961

CSS custom property--colour: #5B2BB1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07126WCAG 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 8.66:1

Contrast with white8.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F

Inverted#A4D44E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004DB5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0049AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original

Tritanopia#404F6Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Indigo · ΔE 15.1 Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.8 Dark blue · ΔE 18.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 18.3 Navy · ΔE 19.5 Slate blue · ΔE 20.7

Nearest named CSS colourIndigo (#4B0082)ΔE 15.13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#81B12B

Analogous#2B3EB1, #9E2BB1

Triadic#B15B2B, #2BB15B

Split complementary#B19E2B, #3EB12B

Tetradic#B12B3E, #81B12B, #2BB19E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CDBAEE

Lighter +30%#AF91E4

Lighter +20%#9168DA

Lighter +10%#733FD0

Darker −10%#462188

Darker −20%#31175F

Darker −30%#1C0D36

Darker −40%#07030D

More saturated +25%#5310CD

Less saturated −25%#634795

Channel breakdown

R91

G43

B177

Red91 (35.7%)

Green43 (16.9%)

Blue177 (69.4%)

Hue261.49°

Saturation (HSL)60.91%

Lightness43.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5B · G 2B · B B1

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