Recognised as Colour

#5C09DC

#5C09DC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#5C09DC is a violet with RGB values 92, 9, 220 and HSL 264°, 92%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

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HEX#5C09DC

RGBrgb(92, 9, 220)

RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.0353, 0.8627

RGB percentages36.1%, 3.5%, 86.3%

HSLhsl(263.6, 92.1%, 44.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(263.6, 95.9%, 86.3%)

CMYK58.2%, 95.9%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,031,836

CSS custom property--colour: #5C09DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07638WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness90 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.31:1

Contrast with white8.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A

Inverted#A3F623

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0052E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#0049D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original

Tritanopia#125981no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 97 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 10.8 Blue violet · ΔE 14.8 Dark violet · ΔE 17.7 Blue · ΔE 22.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 28.9 Dark blue · ΔE 33.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 10.83, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#89DC09

Analogous#091FDC, #C509DC

Triadic#DC5C09, #09DC5C

Split complementary#DCC609, #1FDC09

Tetradic#DC0920, #89DC09, #09DCC6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D1B5FC

Lighter +30%#B284FA

Lighter +20%#9453F8

Lighter +10%#7522F6

Darker −10%#4807AB

Darker −20%#33057A

Darker −30%#1F0349

Darker −40%#0A0118

More saturated +25%#5A00E5

Less saturated −25%#6226BF

Channel breakdown

R92

B220

Red92 (36.1%)

Green9 (3.5%)

Blue220 (86.3%)

Hue263.6°

Saturation (HSL)92.14%

Lightness44.9%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5C · G 09 · B DC

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Colour values

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