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Recognised as Colour

#5D26CC

  • #5D26CC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#5D26CC is a violet with RGB values 93, 38, 204 and HSL 260°, 69%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#5D26CC#5D26CC
HEX#5D26CC
RGBrgb(93, 38, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.149, 0.8
RGB percentages36.5%, 14.9%, 80%
HSLhsl(259.9, 68.6%, 47.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.9, 81.4%, 80%)
CMYK54.4%, 81.4%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,104,780
CSS custom property--colour: #5D26CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08073WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.03:1
Contrast with white8.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#A2D933

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0054D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#004CC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original
Tritanopia#2F587Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 81.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 12.3Dark violet · ΔE 17.4Dark orchid · ΔE 18.6Medium blue · ΔE 19.6Dark blue · ΔE 22.9Navy · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 12.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#95CC26
Analogous#2642CC, #B026CC
Triadic#CC5D26, #26CC5D
Split complementary#CCB026, #42CC26
Tetradic#CC2642, #95CC26, #26CCB0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D8C9F5
Lighter +30%#B89EED
Lighter +20%#9973E5
Lighter +10%#7948DD
Darker −10%#491EA1
Darker −20%#361676
Darker −30%#220E4B
Darker −40%#0F0620
More saturated +25%#5308EA
Less saturated −25%#6744AE

Channel breakdown

R93
G38
B204
Red93 (36.5%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue259.88°
Saturation (HSL)68.6%
Lightness47.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5D · G 26 · B CC

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