Colour

#5D2BBD

#5D2BBD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#5D2BBD is a violet with RGB values 93, 43, 189 and HSL 261°, 63%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#5D2BBD

RGBrgb(93, 43, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.1686, 0.7412

RGB percentages36.5%, 16.9%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(260.5, 62.9%, 45.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(260.5, 77.2%, 74.1%)

CMYK50.8%, 77.2%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,106,045

CSS custom property--colour: #5D2BBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07729WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness88 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.25:1

Contrast with white8.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#404040

Inverted#A2D442

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0051C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#004BBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original

Tritanopia#3C5473no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 16.5 Blue violet · ΔE 18.9 Dark blue · ΔE 19.1 Indigo · ΔE 19.7 Navy · ΔE 21.9 Dark violet · ΔE 22.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 16.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8BBD2B

Analogous#2B42BD, #A62BBD

Triadic#BD5D2B, #2BBD5D

Split complementary#BDA62B, #42BD2B

Tetradic#BD2B42, #8BBD2B, #2BBDA6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D3C3F1

Lighter +30%#B499E8

Lighter +20%#9670DE

Lighter +10%#7746D5

Darker −10%#492293

Darker −20%#34186A

Darker −30%#200F40

Darker −40%#0B0517

More saturated +25%#540EDA

Less saturated −25%#6648A0

Channel breakdown

R93

G43

B189

Red93 (36.5%)

Green43 (16.9%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue260.55°

Saturation (HSL)62.93%

Lightness45.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5D · G 2B · B BD

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