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Recognised as Colour

#5C33BB

  • #5C33BB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#5C33BB is a violet with RGB values 92, 51, 187 and HSL 258°, 57%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#5C33BB#5C33BB
HEX#5C33BB
RGBrgb(92, 51, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.2, 0.7333
RGB percentages36.1%, 20%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(258.1, 57.1%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.1, 72.7%, 73.3%)
CMYK50.8%, 72.7%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,042,555
CSS custom property--colour: #5C33BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08231WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.94:1
Contrast with white7.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#A3CC44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0054BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#004EB8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original
Tritanopia#3A5774no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 18.2Indigo · ΔE 18.3Slate blue · ΔE 19.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.9Dark blue · ΔE 20
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 18.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#92BB33
Analogous#334EBB, #A033BB
Triadic#BB5C33, #33BB5C
Split complementary#BBA033, #4EBB33
Tetradic#BB334E, #92BB33, #33BBA0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5CAF0
Lighter +30%#B6A2E5
Lighter +20%#9779DB
Lighter +10%#7751D0
Darker −10%#482893
Darker −20%#351D6B
Darker −30%#211243
Darker −40%#0D071B
More saturated +25%#5015D9
Less saturated −25%#68519D

Channel breakdown

R92
G51
B187
Red92 (36.1%)
Green51 (20%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue258.09°
Saturation (HSL)57.14%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5C · G 33 · B BB

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