Colour

#5C0096

#5C0096
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Indigo

#5C0096 is a violet with RGB values 92, 0, 150 and HSL 277°, 100%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.

Colour values

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HEX#5C0096

RGBrgb(92, 0, 150)

RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0, 0.5882

RGB percentages36.1%, 0%, 58.8%

HSLhsl(276.8, 100%, 29.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(276.8, 100%, 58.8%)

CMYK38.7%, 100%, 0%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,029,462

CSS custom property--colour: #5C0096;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04477WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness71.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.08:1

Contrast with white11.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1E1E1E

Inverted#A3FF69

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#003A99no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#003B94no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37 from the original

Tritanopia#503656no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text11.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Indigo · ΔE 9 Dark blue · ΔE 16.7 Navy · ΔE 17.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 19.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 20 Dark magenta · ΔE 21.1

Nearest named CSS colourIndigo (#4B0082)ΔE 9.04, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3A9600

Analogous#110096, #960085

Triadic#965C00, #00965C

Split complementary#859600, #009611

Tetradic#961100, #3A9600, #008596

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C363FF

Lighter +30%#AF30FF

Lighter +20%#9B00FC

Lighter +10%#7B00C9

Darker −10%#3D0063

Darker −20%#1D0030

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#5C0096

Less saturated −25%#581383

Channel breakdown

R92

B150

Red92 (36.1%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue150 (58.8%)

Hue276.8°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness29.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5C · G 00 · B 96

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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