Recognised as Colour
#5E0391
- #5E0391
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#5E0391 is a violet with RGB values 94, 3, 145 and HSL 278°, 96%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.
Colour values
#5E0391#5E0391
HEX#5E0391
RGBrgb(94, 3, 145)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.0118, 0.5686
RGB percentages36.9%, 1.2%, 56.9%
HSLhsl(278.5, 95.9%, 29%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.5, 97.9%, 56.9%)
CMYK35.2%, 97.9%, 0%, 43.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,161,297
CSS custom property--colour: #5E0391;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04489WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness71 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.07:1
Contrast with white11.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#212121
Inverted#A1FC6E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#369103
Analogous#170391, #91037D
Triadic#915E03, #03915E
Split complementary#7D9103, #039117
Tetradic#911703, #369103, #037D91
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R94
G3
B145
Red94 (36.9%)
Green3 (1.2%)
Blue145 (56.9%)
Hue278.45°
Saturation (HSL)95.95%
Lightness29.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G 03 · B 91
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