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Recognised as Colour

#5C33BF

  • #5C33BF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#5C33BF is a violet with RGB values 92, 51, 191 and HSL 258°, 58%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#5C33BF#5C33BF
HEX#5C33BF
RGBrgb(92, 51, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.2, 0.749
RGB percentages36.1%, 20%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(257.6, 57.9%, 47.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.6, 73.3%, 74.9%)
CMYK51.8%, 73.3%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,042,559
CSS custom property--colour: #5C33BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08405WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.83:1
Contrast with white7.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#A3CC40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0055C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#004EBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.8 from the original
Tritanopia#375976no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 17.7Indigo · ΔE 19.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.1Dark blue · ΔE 20.2Slate blue · ΔE 20.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 17.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#96BF33
Analogous#3350BF, #A233BF
Triadic#BF5C33, #33BF5C
Split complementary#BFA233, #50BF33
Tetradic#BF3350, #96BF33, #33BFA2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D7CCF2
Lighter +30%#B8A4E7
Lighter +20%#987CDC
Lighter +10%#7854D1
Darker −10%#492897
Darker −20%#351E6E
Darker −30%#221346
Darker −40%#0E081E
More saturated +25%#4F15DD
Less saturated −25%#6951A1

Channel breakdown

R92
G51
B191
Red92 (36.1%)
Green51 (20%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue257.57°
Saturation (HSL)57.85%
Lightness47.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5C · G 33 · B BF

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