Recognised as Colour
#5D147D
- #5D147D
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Rebecca purple
#5D147D is a violet with RGB values 93, 20, 125 and HSL 282°, 72%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.
Colour values
#5D147D#5D147D
HEX#5D147D
RGBrgb(93, 20, 125)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.0784, 0.4902
RGB percentages36.5%, 7.8%, 49%
HSLhsl(281.7, 72.4%, 28.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.7, 84%, 49%)
CMYK25.6%, 84%, 0%, 51%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,100,093
CSS custom property--colour: #5D147D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04308WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness67.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.28:1
Contrast with white11.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#A2EB82
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#347D14
Analogous#29147D, #7D1468
Triadic#7D5D14, #147D5D
Split complementary#687D14, #147D29
Tetradic#7D2914, #347D14, #14687D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R93
G20
B125
Red93 (36.5%)
Green20 (7.8%)
Blue125 (49%)
Hue281.71°
Saturation (HSL)72.41%
Lightness28.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5D · G 14 · B 7D
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