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Colour

#5C27B9

  • #5C27B9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#5C27B9 is a violet with RGB values 92, 39, 185 and HSL 262°, 65%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#5C27B9#5C27B9
HEX#5C27B9
RGBrgb(92, 39, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.1529, 0.7255
RGB percentages36.1%, 15.3%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(261.8, 65.2%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.8, 78.9%, 72.5%)
CMYK50.3%, 78.9%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,039,481
CSS custom property--colour: #5C27B9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07229WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.59:1
Contrast with white8.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#A3D846

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004EBDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0049B6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Tritanopia#3D5170no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 16.6Dark blue · ΔE 18.2Indigo · ΔE 18.7Blue violet · ΔE 19.2Navy · ΔE 21Dark violet · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 16.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#84B927
Analogous#273BB9, #A527B9
Triadic#B95C27, #27B95C
Split complementary#B9A527, #3BB927
Tetradic#B9273B, #84B927, #27B9A5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CFBBF1
Lighter +30%#B191E8
Lighter +20%#9367DF
Lighter +10%#753DD6
Darker −10%#471E8F
Darker −20%#321565
Darker −30%#1D0C3B
Darker −40%#080311
More saturated +25%#540BD5
Less saturated −25%#64439D

Channel breakdown

R92
G39
B185
Red92 (36.1%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue261.78°
Saturation (HSL)65.18%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5C · G 27 · B B9

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