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Recognised as Colour

#5C2DAE

  • #5C2DAE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indigo

#5C2DAE is a violet with RGB values 92, 45, 174 and HSL 262°, 59%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.

Colour values

#5C2DAE#5C2DAE
HEX#5C2DAE
RGBrgb(92, 45, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.1765, 0.6824
RGB percentages36.1%, 17.6%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(261.9, 58.9%, 42.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.9, 74.1%, 68.2%)
CMYK47.1%, 74.1%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,041,006
CSS custom property--colour: #5C2DAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07208WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.6:1
Contrast with white8.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#A3D251

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004DB2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#004AACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original
Tritanopia#434F6Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Indigo · ΔE 14.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 15.2Slate blue · ΔE 19Dark blue · ΔE 19.2Dark orchid · ΔE 19.2Navy · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourIndigo (#4B0082)ΔE 14.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7FAE2D
Analogous#2D3EAE, #9D2DAE
Triadic#AE5C2D, #2DAE5C
Split complementary#AE9C2D, #3FAE2D
Tetradic#AE2D3E, #7FAE2D, #2DAE9D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDBAED
Lighter +30%#AF91E3
Lighter +20%#9169D8
Lighter +10%#7440CE
Darker −10%#472385
Darker −20%#31185D
Darker −30%#1C0E34
Darker −40%#06030C
More saturated +25%#5512C9
Less saturated −25%#634893

Channel breakdown

R92
G45
B174
Red92 (36.1%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue261.86°
Saturation (HSL)58.9%
Lightness42.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5C · G 2D · B AE

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