Colour
#5C2199
- #5C2199
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#5C2199 is a violet with RGB values 92, 33, 153 and HSL 270°, 65%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.
Colour values
#5C2199#5C2199
HEX#5C2199
RGBrgb(92, 33, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.1294, 0.6
RGB percentages36.1%, 12.9%, 60%
HSLhsl(269.5, 64.5%, 36.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.5, 78.4%, 60%)
CMYK39.9%, 78.4%, 0%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,037,913
CSS custom property--colour: #5C2199;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.05663WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.85:1
Contrast with white9.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#A3DE66
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5E9921
Analogous#212299, #982199
Triadic#995C21, #21995C
Split complementary#999821, #229921
Tetradic#992122, #5E9921, #219998
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R92
G33
B153
Red92 (36.1%)
Green33 (12.9%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue269.5°
Saturation (HSL)64.52%
Lightness36.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5C · G 21 · B 99
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