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Recognised as Colour

#5D09DC

  • #5D09DC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#5D09DC is a violet with RGB values 93, 9, 220 and HSL 264°, 92%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#5D09DC#5D09DC
HEX#5D09DC
RGBrgb(93, 9, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.0353, 0.8627
RGB percentages36.5%, 3.5%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(263.9, 92.1%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(263.9, 95.9%, 86.3%)
CMYK57.7%, 95.9%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,097,372
CSS custom property--colour: #5D09DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0769WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.27:1
Contrast with white8.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#A2F623

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0053E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0049D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original
Tritanopia#185981no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 96.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 11Blue violet · ΔE 14.6Dark violet · ΔE 17.5Blue · ΔE 22.9Dark orchid · ΔE 28.7Dark blue · ΔE 33.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 11.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#88DC09
Analogous#091EDC, #C709DC
Triadic#DC5D09, #09DC5D
Split complementary#DCC609, #1FDC09
Tetradic#DC091E, #88DC09, #09DCC7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D1B5FC
Lighter +30%#B384FA
Lighter +20%#9553F8
Lighter +10%#7622F6
Darker −10%#4807AB
Darker −20%#34057A
Darker −30%#1F0349
Darker −40%#0A0118
More saturated +25%#5B00E5
Less saturated −25%#6326BF

Channel breakdown

R93
G9
B220
Red93 (36.5%)
Green9 (3.5%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue263.89°
Saturation (HSL)92.14%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5D · G 09 · B DC

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