Colour

#5E1DB2

#5E1DB2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#5E1DB2 is a violet with RGB values 94, 29, 178 and HSL 266°, 72%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#5E1DB2

RGBrgb(94, 29, 178)

RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.1137, 0.698

RGB percentages36.9%, 11.4%, 69.8%

HSLhsl(266.2, 72%, 40.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(266.2, 83.7%, 69.8%)

CMYK47.2%, 83.7%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,167,986

CSS custom property--colour: #5E1DB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06473WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness82.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.15:1

Contrast with white9.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#363636

Inverted#A1E24D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0049B6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0046AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.1 from the original

Tritanopia#454A6Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 16.1 Indigo · ΔE 17.3 Dark blue · ΔE 17.5 Blue violet · ΔE 19.1 Navy · ΔE 20.3 Dark violet · ΔE 21.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 16.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#71B21D

Analogous#1D26B2, #A91DB2

Triadic#B25E1D, #1DB25E

Split complementary#B2A91D, #26B21D

Tetradic#B21D26, #71B21D, #1DB2A9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C9AAF1

Lighter +30%#AD7EEA

Lighter +20%#9152E3

Lighter +10%#7526DC

Darker −10%#471686

Darker −20%#300F5A

Darker −30%#19082E

Darker −40%#010003

More saturated +25%#5B03CC

Less saturated −25%#613798

Channel breakdown

R94

G29

B178

Red94 (36.9%)

Green29 (11.4%)

Blue178 (69.8%)

Hue266.17°

Saturation (HSL)71.98%

Lightness40.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5E · G 1D · B B2

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