Recognised as Colour

#5C059D

#5C059D
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Indigo

#5C059D is a violet with RGB values 92, 5, 157 and HSL 274°, 94%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.

Colour values

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HEX#5C059D

RGBrgb(92, 5, 157)

RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.0196, 0.6157

RGB percentages36.1%, 2%, 61.6%

HSLhsl(274.3, 93.8%, 31.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(274.3, 96.8%, 61.6%)

CMYK41.4%, 96.8%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,030,749

CSS custom property--colour: #5C059D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04818WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness73.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.69:1

Contrast with white10.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#222222

Inverted#A3FA62

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#003DA1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#003D9Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36 from the original

Tritanopia#4D3A5Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text10.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Indigo · ΔE 11.4 Dark blue · ΔE 16.1 Navy · ΔE 17.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 18.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.6 Dark magenta · ΔE 23.1

Nearest named CSS colourIndigo (#4B0082)ΔE 11.41, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#469D05

Analogous#10059D, #9D0592

Triadic#9D5C05, #059D5C

Split complementary#929D05, #059D10

Tetradic#9D1005, #469D05, #05929D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C173FB

Lighter +30%#AB42F9

Lighter +20%#9511F7

Lighter +10%#7907CE

Darker −10%#3F036C

Darker −20%#22023A

Darker −30%#050009

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#5D00A2

Less saturated −25%#591989

Channel breakdown

R92

B157

Red92 (36.1%)

Green5 (2%)

Blue157 (61.6%)

Hue274.34°

Saturation (HSL)93.83%

Lightness31.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5C · G 05 · B 9D

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