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Recognised as Colour

#5D12E1

  • #5D12E1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#5D12E1 is a violet with RGB values 93, 18, 225 and HSL 262°, 85%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#5D12E1#5D12E1
HEX#5D12E1
RGBrgb(93, 18, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.0706, 0.8824
RGB percentages36.5%, 7.1%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(261.7, 85.2%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.7, 92%, 88.2%)
CMYK58.7%, 92%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,099,681
CSS custom property--colour: #5D12E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08196WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.96:1
Contrast with white7.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#A2ED1E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0056E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#004BDEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33 from the original
Tritanopia#085C85no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 97.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 11.3Blue violet · ΔE 14.8Dark violet · ΔE 18.3Blue · ΔE 22.1Dark orchid · ΔE 29.3Dark blue · ΔE 34.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 11.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#96E112
Analogous#122EE1, #C412E1
Triadic#E15D12, #12E15D
Split complementary#E1C512, #2EE112
Tetradic#E1122F, #96E112, #12E1C5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D8C5FA
Lighter +30%#B995F7
Lighter +20%#9966F3
Lighter +10%#7A37EF
Darker −10%#490EB2
Darker −20%#360A83
Darker −30%#220753
Darker −40%#0F0324
More saturated +25%#5800F3
Less saturated −25%#6530C3

Channel breakdown

R93
G18
B225
Red93 (36.5%)
Green18 (7.1%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue261.74°
Saturation (HSL)85.19%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5D · G 12 · B E1

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