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Recognised as Colour

#5E07CE

  • #5E07CE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#5E07CE is a violet with RGB values 94, 7, 206 and HSL 266°, 93%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#5E07CE#5E07CE
HEX#5E07CE
RGBrgb(94, 7, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.0275, 0.8078
RGB percentages36.9%, 2.7%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(266.2, 93.4%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.2, 96.6%, 80.8%)
CMYK54.4%, 96.6%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,162,382
CSS custom property--colour: #5E07CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06988WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.76:1
Contrast with white8.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#282828
Inverted#A1F831

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004ED3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0046CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.3 from the original
Tritanopia#305279no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 87.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 11.9Medium blue · ΔE 13Dark violet · ΔE 14.7Dark orchid · ΔE 23.9Dark blue · ΔE 28Blue · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 11.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#77CE07
Analogous#0713CE, #C207CE
Triadic#CE5E07, #07CE5E
Split complementary#CEC207, #13CE07
Tetradic#CE0713, #77CE07, #07CEC2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CBA5FC
Lighter +30%#AF74FA
Lighter +20%#9242F9
Lighter +10%#7611F7
Darker −10%#47059D
Darker −20%#31046B
Darker −30%#1A023A
Darker −40%#040009
More saturated +25%#5D00D5
Less saturated −25%#6122B3

Channel breakdown

R94
G7
B206
Red94 (36.9%)
Green7 (2.7%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue266.23°
Saturation (HSL)93.43%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G 07 · B CE

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