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Recognised as Colour

#5D09EC

  • #5D09EC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#5D09EC is a violet with RGB values 93, 9, 236 and HSL 262°, 93%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#5D09EC#5D09EC
HEX#5D09EC
RGBrgb(93, 9, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.0353, 0.9255
RGB percentages36.5%, 3.5%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(262.2, 92.7%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.2, 96.2%, 92.5%)
CMYK60.6%, 96.2%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,097,388
CSS custom property--colour: #5D09EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08579WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.73:1
Contrast with white7.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#A2F613

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0058F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#004CE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00608Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 103.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 13.3Blue · ΔE 16.3Blue violet · ΔE 19.7Dark violet · ΔE 22.3Dark orchid · ΔE 34.8Dark blue · ΔE 40.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 13.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#98EC09
Analogous#0927EC, #CE09EC
Triadic#EC5D09, #09EC5D
Split complementary#ECCF09, #26EC09
Tetradic#EC0927, #98EC09, #09ECCE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D9C4FD
Lighter +30%#BA93FB
Lighter +20%#9A62F9
Lighter +10%#7A31F7
Darker −10%#4A07BB
Darker −20%#36058A
Darker −30%#230359
Darker −40%#100227
More saturated +25%#5B00F5
Less saturated −25%#6528CD

Channel breakdown

R93
G9
B236
Red93 (36.5%)
Green9 (3.5%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue262.2°
Saturation (HSL)92.65%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5D · G 09 · B EC

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