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Recognised as Colour

#5C23C0

  • #5C23C0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#5C23C0 is a violet with RGB values 92, 35, 192 and HSL 262°, 69%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#5C23C0#5C23C0
HEX#5C23C0
RGBrgb(92, 35, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.1373, 0.7529
RGB percentages36.1%, 13.7%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(261.8, 69.2%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.8, 81.8%, 75.3%)
CMYK52.1%, 81.8%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,038,464
CSS custom property--colour: #5C23C0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07283WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.55:1
Contrast with white8.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#A3DC3F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004FC4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original
Deuteranopia#0049BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Tritanopia#375273no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 15.3Dark orchid · ΔE 17Dark violet · ΔE 19.2Dark blue · ΔE 19.6Indigo · ΔE 22.7Medium blue · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 15.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#87C023
Analogous#2338C0, #AB23C0
Triadic#C05C23, #23C05C
Split complementary#C0AB23, #39C023
Tetradic#C02338, #87C023, #23C0AB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D0BCF3
Lighter +30%#B291EB
Lighter +20%#9366E3
Lighter +10%#753BDB
Darker −10%#471B95
Darker −20%#33136A
Darker −30%#1E0B3F
Darker −40%#090413
More saturated +25%#5407DC
Less saturated −25%#643FA4

Channel breakdown

R92
G35
B192
Red92 (36.1%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue261.78°
Saturation (HSL)69.16%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5C · G 23 · B C0

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