Colour

#5C1ABB

#5C1ABB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#5C1ABB is a violet with RGB values 92, 26, 187 and HSL 265°, 76%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

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HEX#5C1ABB

RGBrgb(92, 26, 187)

RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.102, 0.7333

RGB percentages36.1%, 10.2%, 73.3%

HSLhsl(264.6, 75.6%, 41.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(264.6, 86.1%, 73.3%)

CMYK50.8%, 86.1%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,036,155

CSS custom property--colour: #5C1ABB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06602WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness83.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.05:1

Contrast with white9.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#343434

Inverted#A3E544

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004BBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0046B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.6 from the original

Tritanopia#3C4D6Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 15.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 17.2 Dark violet · ΔE 18.1 Dark blue · ΔE 19.1 Indigo · ΔE 22.2 Medium blue · ΔE 22.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 15.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#79BB1A

Analogous#1A29BB, #AC1ABB

Triadic#BB5C1A, #1ABB5C

Split complementary#BBAC1A, #29BB1A

Tetradic#BB1A29, #79BB1A, #1ABBAC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CAADF4

Lighter +30%#AD81ED

Lighter +20%#9054E7

Lighter +10%#7327E1

Darker −10%#46148E

Darker −20%#300E61

Darker −30%#1A0735

Darker −40%#040108

More saturated +25%#5700D5

Less saturated −25%#6135A0

Channel breakdown

R92

G26

B187

Red92 (36.1%)

Green26 (10.2%)

Blue187 (73.3%)

Hue264.6°

Saturation (HSL)75.59%

Lightness41.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5C · G 1A · B BB

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