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Recognised as Colour

#5D29D4

  • #5D29D4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#5D29D4 is a violet with RGB values 93, 41, 212 and HSL 258°, 68%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#5D29D4#5D29D4
HEX#5D29D4
RGBrgb(93, 41, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.1608, 0.8314
RGB percentages36.5%, 16.1%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(258.2, 67.6%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.2, 80.7%, 83.1%)
CMYK56.1%, 80.7%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,105,556
CSS custom property--colour: #5D29D4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08666WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.68:1
Contrast with white7.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#A2D62B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0057D9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#004ED1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original
Tritanopia#245D80no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 86.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 11.3Dark violet · ΔE 17.3Medium blue · ΔE 17.8Dark orchid · ΔE 20.1Dark blue · ΔE 25.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 11.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A0D429
Analogous#294AD4, #B329D4
Triadic#D45D29, #29D45D
Split complementary#D4B329, #4AD429
Tetradic#D4294A, #A0D429, #29D4B3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDD3F6
Lighter +30%#BDA8EE
Lighter +20%#9D7DE6
Lighter +10%#7D52DE
Darker −10%#4A21A9
Darker −20%#38187F
Darker −30%#251054
Darker −40%#120829
More saturated +25%#5109F4
Less saturated −25%#6949B4

Channel breakdown

R93
G41
B212
Red93 (36.5%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue258.25°
Saturation (HSL)67.59%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5D · G 29 · B D4

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