Colour

#5C26C9

#5C26C9
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#5C26C9 is a violet with RGB values 92, 38, 201 and HSL 260°, 68%, 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

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HEX#5C26C9

RGBrgb(92, 38, 201)

RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.149, 0.7882

RGB percentages36.1%, 14.9%, 78.8%

HSLhsl(259.9, 68.2%, 46.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(259.9, 81.1%, 78.8%)

CMYK54.2%, 81.1%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,039,241

CSS custom property--colour: #5C26C9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07879WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness89.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.15:1

Contrast with white8.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D

Inverted#A3D936

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0053CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#004BC6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.6 from the original

Tritanopia#2F5779no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 13.2 Dark violet · ΔE 18.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 18.1 Medium blue · ΔE 20.6 Dark blue · ΔE 21.9 Navy · ΔE 26

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 13.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#93C926

Analogous#2642C9, #AD26C9

Triadic#C95C26, #26C95C

Split complementary#C9AD26, #42C926

Tetradic#C92642, #93C926, #26C9AD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D6C7F4

Lighter +30%#B69CEC

Lighter +20%#9771E4

Lighter +10%#7846DC

Darker −10%#481E9E

Darker −20%#351673

Darker −30%#210E48

Darker −40%#0D061D

More saturated +25%#5208E7

Less saturated −25%#6644AB

Channel breakdown

R92

G38

B201

Red92 (36.1%)

Green38 (14.9%)

Blue201 (78.8%)

Hue259.88°

Saturation (HSL)68.2%

Lightness46.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5C · G 26 · B C9

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