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Recognised as Colour

#5E1178

  • #5E1178
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#5E1178 is a violet with RGB values 94, 17, 120 and HSL 285°, 75%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#5E1178#5E1178
HEX#5E1178
RGBrgb(94, 17, 120)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.0667, 0.4706
RGB percentages36.9%, 6.7%, 47.1%
HSLhsl(284.9, 75.2%, 26.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.9, 85.8%, 47.1%)
CMYK21.7%, 85.8%, 0%, 52.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,164,856
CSS custom property--colour: #5E1178;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04137WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness66.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.49:1
Contrast with white11.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#292929
Inverted#A1EE87

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00357Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0A3B76no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Tritanopia#5C2B46no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 12Purple · ΔE 13Indigo · ΔE 13.5Dark magenta · ΔE 16.9Midnight blue · ΔE 20.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 11.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2B7811
Analogous#2B1178, #78115E
Triadic#785E11, #11785E
Split complementary#5F7811, #11782A
Tetradic#782A11, #2B7811, #115F78

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CA6BEA
Lighter +30%#BA3EE4
Lighter +20%#A41ED1
Lighter +10%#8117A5
Darker −10%#3B0B4B
Darker −20%#18041F
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#660089
Less saturated −25%#562267

Channel breakdown

R94
G17
B120
Red94 (36.9%)
Green17 (6.7%)
Blue120 (47.1%)
Hue284.85°
Saturation (HSL)75.18%
Lightness26.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G 11 · B 78

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