Colour

#5E00EA

#5E00EA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#5E00EA is a violet with RGB values 94, 0, 234 and HSL 264°, 100%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#5E00EA#5E00EA

HEX#5E00EA

RGBrgb(94, 0, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0, 0.9176

RGB percentages36.9%, 0%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(264.1, 100%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(264.1, 100%, 91.8%)

CMYK59.8%, 100%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,160,618

CSS custom property--colour: #5E00EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0832WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness94.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.88:1

Contrast with white7.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#252525

Inverted#A1FF15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0057EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#004BE7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.7 from the original

Tritanopia#005E89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 103.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 13.4 Blue · ΔE 16.3 Blue violet · ΔE 19.9 Dark violet · ΔE 22.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 34.9 Dark blue · ΔE 40.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 13.4, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8CEA00

Analogous#0017EA, #D300EA

Triadic#EA5E00, #00EA5E

Split complementary#EAD300, #17EA00

Tetradic#EA0017, #8CEA00, #00EAD3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D4B7FF

Lighter +30%#B584FF

Lighter +20%#9751FF

Lighter +10%#781EFF

Darker −10%#4A00B7

Darker −20%#350084

Darker −30%#210051

Darker −40%#0C001E

More saturated +25%#5E00EA

Less saturated −25%#641DCD

Channel breakdown

R94

B234

Red94 (36.9%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue264.1°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness45.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5E · G 00 · B EA

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