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Recognised as Colour

#5C1778

  • #5C1778
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#5C1778 is a violet with RGB values 92, 23, 120 and HSL 283°, 68%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#5C1778#5C1778
HEX#5C1778
RGBrgb(92, 23, 120)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.0902, 0.4706
RGB percentages36.1%, 9%, 47.1%
HSLhsl(282.7, 67.8%, 28%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.7, 80.8%, 47.1%)
CMYK23.3%, 80.8%, 0%, 52.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,035,320
CSS custom property--colour: #5C1778;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04244WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness67 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.36:1
Contrast with white11.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#A3E887

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00377Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0D3C76no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.3 from the original
Tritanopia#592E47no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 11.2Purple · ΔE 14.8Indigo · ΔE 14.8Dark magenta · ΔE 18.8Midnight blue · ΔE 18.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 11.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#337817
Analogous#2C1778, #781764
Triadic#785C17, #17785C
Split complementary#647817, #17782C
Tetradic#782C17, #337817, #176478

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C576E5
Lighter +30%#B34BDD
Lighter +20%#9E27CE
Lighter +10%#7D1FA3
Darker −10%#3B0F4D
Darker −20%#1A0722
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#64058A
Less saturated −25%#542966

Channel breakdown

R92
G23
B120
Red92 (36.1%)
Green23 (9%)
Blue120 (47.1%)
Hue282.68°
Saturation (HSL)67.83%
Lightness28.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5C · G 17 · B 78

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