Colour

#5B2EAF

#5B2EAF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Indigo

#5B2EAF is a violet with RGB values 91, 46, 175 and HSL 261°, 58%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.

Colour values

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HEX#5B2EAF

RGBrgb(91, 46, 175)

RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.1804, 0.6863

RGB percentages35.7%, 18%, 68.6%

HSLhsl(260.9, 58.4%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(260.9, 73.7%, 68.6%)

CMYK48%, 73.7%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,975,727

CSS custom property--colour: #5B2EAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07273WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness84.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.56:1

Contrast with white8.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#414141

Inverted#A4D150

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004EB3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#004AADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original

Tritanopia#41506Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Indigo · ΔE 14.6 Rebecca purple · ΔE 15.4 Slate blue · ΔE 18.7 Dark blue · ΔE 19.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 19.5 Navy · ΔE 19.8

Nearest named CSS colourIndigo (#4B0082)ΔE 14.58, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#82AF2E

Analogous#2E41AF, #9C2EAF

Triadic#AF5B2E, #2EAF5B

Split complementary#AF9B2E, #42AF2E

Tetradic#AF2E41, #82AF2E, #2EAF9C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CDBCED

Lighter +30%#AF93E3

Lighter +20%#916BD8

Lighter +10%#7343CD

Darker −10%#462387

Darker −20%#31195E

Darker −30%#1C0E36

Darker −40%#07040D

More saturated +25%#5312CB

Less saturated −25%#634A93

Channel breakdown

R91

G46

B175

Red91 (35.7%)

Green46 (18%)

Blue175 (68.6%)

Hue260.93°

Saturation (HSL)58.37%

Lightness43.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5B · G 2E · B AF

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