Colour

#5C06B4

#5C06B4
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#5C06B4 is a violet with RGB values 92, 6, 180 and HSL 270°, 94%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

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HEX#5C06B4

RGBrgb(92, 6, 180)

RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.0235, 0.7059

RGB percentages36.1%, 2.4%, 70.6%

HSLhsl(269.7, 93.5%, 36.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(269.7, 96.7%, 70.6%)

CMYK48.9%, 96.7%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,031,028

CSS custom property--colour: #5C06B4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05701WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness79 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.81:1

Contrast with white9.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#252525

Inverted#A3F94B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0045B8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#0041B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35 from the original

Tritanopia#414669no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 15.7 Dark violet · ΔE 17 Dark orchid · ΔE 18.1 Dark blue · ΔE 19 Medium blue · ΔE 21.7 Indigo · ΔE 22.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 15.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5EB406

Analogous#0607B4, #B306B4

Triadic#B45C06, #06B45C

Split complementary#B4B306, #07B406

Tetradic#B40607, #5EB406, #06B4B3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C28BFB

Lighter +30%#A95AF9

Lighter +20%#8F28F8

Lighter +10%#7508E5

Darker −10%#430483

Darker −20%#2A0351

Darker −30%#100120

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#5C00BA

Less saturated −25%#5C1D9D

Channel breakdown

R92

B180

Red92 (36.1%)

Green6 (2.4%)

Blue180 (70.6%)

Hue269.66°

Saturation (HSL)93.55%

Lightness36.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5C · G 06 · B B4

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