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Recognised as Colour

#5C2FE8

  • #5C2FE8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#5C2FE8 is a blue with RGB values 92, 47, 232 and HSL 255°, 80%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#5C2FE8#5C2FE8
HEX#5C2FE8
RGBrgb(92, 47, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.1843, 0.9098
RGB percentages36.1%, 18.4%, 91%
HSLhsl(254.6, 80.1%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.6, 79.7%, 91%)
CMYK60.3%, 79.7%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,041,576
CSS custom property--colour: #5C2FE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10135WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.94:1
Contrast with white6.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#A3D017

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005FEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0053E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00688Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 95.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 12.5Medium blue · ΔE 14.9Dark violet · ΔE 19.1Dark orchid · ΔE 25.6Blue · ΔE 27.8Dark blue · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 12.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBE82F
Analogous#2F5FE8, #B82FE8
Triadic#E85C2F, #2FE85C
Split complementary#E8B82F, #5FE82F
Tetradic#E82F5F, #BBE82F, #2FE8B8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECE7FC
Lighter +30%#C8B9F7
Lighter +20%#A48BF2
Lighter +10%#805DED
Darker −10%#4317CD
Darker −20%#34129F
Darker −30%#250D71
Darker −40%#160744
More saturated +25%#5018FF
Less saturated −25%#6B4CCB

Channel breakdown

R92
G47
B232
Red92 (36.1%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue254.59°
Saturation (HSL)80.09%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5C · G 2F · B E8

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