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Recognised as Colour

#5E11E2

  • #5E11E2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#5E11E2 is a violet with RGB values 94, 17, 226 and HSL 262°, 86%, 48%. 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

#5E11E2#5E11E2
HEX#5E11E2
RGBrgb(94, 17, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.0667, 0.8863
RGB percentages36.9%, 6.7%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(262.1, 86%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.1, 92.5%, 88.6%)
CMYK58.4%, 92.5%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,164,962
CSS custom property--colour: #5E11E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08272WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.91:1
Contrast with white7.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#A1EE1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0056E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#004BDFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Tritanopia#0D5D85no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 98.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 11.5Blue violet · ΔE 15.1Dark violet · ΔE 18.4Blue · ΔE 21.6Dark orchid · ΔE 29.7Dark blue · ΔE 34.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 11.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#95E211
Analogous#112CE2, #C711E2
Triadic#E25E11, #11E25E
Split complementary#E2C611, #2CE211
Tetradic#E2112C, #95E211, #11E2C7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D8C4FB
Lighter +30%#B995F7
Lighter +20%#9A66F3
Lighter +10%#7B36F0
Darker −10%#4A0DB3
Darker −20%#370A83
Darker −30%#230654
Darker −40%#0F0324
More saturated +25%#5A00F3
Less saturated −25%#662FC4

Channel breakdown

R94
G17
B226
Red94 (36.9%)
Green17 (6.7%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue262.11°
Saturation (HSL)86.01%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G 11 · B E2

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