Recognised as Colour

#5C1CFF

#5C1CFF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#5C1CFF is a violet with RGB values 92, 28, 255 and HSL 257°, 100%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#5C1CFF#5C1CFF

HEX#5C1CFF

RGBrgb(92, 28, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.1098, 1

RGB percentages36.1%, 11%, 100%

HSLhsl(256.9, 100%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(256.9, 89%, 100%)

CMYK63.9%, 89%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,036,735

CSS custom property--colour: #5C1CFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10326WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.85:1

Contrast with white6.85:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A

Inverted#A3E300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0061FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0052FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.9 from the original

Tritanopia#006C98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 108.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 12.3 Medium blue · ΔE 17.4 Blue violet · ΔE 24 Dark violet · ΔE 27.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 39.4 Dark blue · ΔE 45.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 12.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BFFF1C

Analogous#1C4EFF, #CD1CFF

Triadic#FF5C1C, #1CFF5C

Split complementary#FFCE1C, #4DFF1C

Tetradic#FF1C4E, #BFFF1C, #1CFFCD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEE8FF

Lighter +30%#CAB5FF

Lighter +20%#A582FF

Lighter +10%#814FFF

Darker −10%#4100E8

Darker −20%#3300B5

Darker −30%#250082

Darker −40%#16004F

More saturated +25%#5C1CFF

Less saturated −25%#6838E3

Channel breakdown

R92

G28

B255

Red92 (36.1%)

Green28 (11%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue256.92°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness55.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5C · G 1C · B FF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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