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Colour

#5D00EC

  • #5D00EC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#5D00EC is a violet with RGB values 93, 0, 236 and HSL 264°, 100%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#5D00EC#5D00EC
HEX#5D00EC
RGBrgb(93, 0, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0, 0.9255
RGB percentages36.5%, 0%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(263.6, 100%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(263.6, 100%, 92.5%)
CMYK60.6%, 100%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,095,084
CSS custom property--colour: #5D00EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08383WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.85:1
Contrast with white7.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#A2FF13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0057F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#004BE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original
Tritanopia#005F8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 104.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 13.8Blue · ΔE 15.4Blue violet · ΔE 20.8Dark violet · ΔE 23Dark orchid · ΔE 35.9Dark blue · ΔE 41
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 13.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8FEC00
Analogous#0019EC, #D300EC
Triadic#EC5D00, #00EC5D
Split complementary#ECD300, #19EC00
Tetradic#EC0019, #8FEC00, #00ECD3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5B9FF
Lighter +30%#B686FF
Lighter +20%#9753FF
Lighter +10%#7820FF
Darker −10%#4900B9
Darker −20%#350086
Darker −30%#210053
Darker −40%#0D0020
More saturated +25%#5D00EC
Less saturated −25%#631DCF

Channel breakdown

R93
G0
B236
Red93 (36.5%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue263.64°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5D · G 00 · B EC

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