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Recognised as Colour

#5C1CD2

  • #5C1CD2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#5C1CD2 is a violet with RGB values 92, 28, 210 and HSL 261°, 76%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#5C1CD2#5C1CD2
HEX#5C1CD2
RGBrgb(92, 28, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.1098, 0.8235
RGB percentages36.1%, 11%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(261.1, 76.5%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.1, 86.7%, 82.4%)
CMYK56.2%, 86.7%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,036,690
CSS custom property--colour: #5C1CD2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07759WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.23:1
Contrast with white8.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#A3E32D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0052D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#004ACFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.5 from the original
Tritanopia#25587Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 88.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 11.1Medium blue · ΔE 14.3Dark violet · ΔE 15.8Dark orchid · ΔE 22.3Dark blue · ΔE 26.6Blue · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 11.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#92D21C
Analogous#1C37D2, #B71CD2
Triadic#D25C1C, #1CD25C
Split complementary#D2B71C, #37D21C
Tetradic#D21C37, #92D21C, #1CD2B7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5C3F7
Lighter +30%#B696F1
Lighter +20%#9769EB
Lighter +10%#773CE5
Darker −10%#4816A5
Darker −20%#351078
Darker −30%#210A4B
Darker −40%#0D041E
More saturated +25%#5400EE
Less saturated −25%#653AB4

Channel breakdown

R92
G28
B210
Red92 (36.1%)
Green28 (11%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue261.1°
Saturation (HSL)76.47%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5C · G 1C · B D2

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