Recognised as Colour

#5D30DC

#5D30DC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#5D30DC is a violet with RGB values 93, 48, 220 and HSL 256°, 71%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

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HEX#5D30DC

RGBrgb(93, 48, 220)

RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.1882, 0.8627

RGB percentages36.5%, 18.8%, 86.3%

HSLhsl(255.7, 71.1%, 52.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(255.7, 78.2%, 86.3%)

CMYK57.7%, 78.2%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,107,356

CSS custom property--colour: #5D30DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09608WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness97.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.19:1

Contrast with white7.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#464646

Inverted#A2CF23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005CE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0052D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original

Tritanopia#146386no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 88.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 11.6 Medium blue · ΔE 18.1 Dark violet · ΔE 18.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 21.2 Dark blue · ΔE 27 Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 11.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AFDC30

Analogous#3059DC, #B330DC

Triadic#DC5D30, #30DC5D

Split complementary#DCB330, #59DC30

Tetradic#DC3059, #AFDC30, #30DCB3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E6DEFA

Lighter +30%#C3B3F2

Lighter +20%#A187EB

Lighter +10%#7F5CE3

Darker −10%#481FBA

Darker −20%#37188E

Darker −30%#261162

Darker −40%#150937

More saturated +25%#4F12FA

Less saturated −25%#6B4EBE

Channel breakdown

R93

G48

B220

Red93 (36.5%)

Green48 (18.8%)

Blue220 (86.3%)

Hue255.7°

Saturation (HSL)71.07%

Lightness52.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5D · G 30 · B DC

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