Colour
#5E2199
- #5E2199
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#5E2199 is a violet with RGB values 94, 33, 153 and HSL 271°, 65%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.
Colour values
#5E2199#5E2199
HEX#5E2199
RGBrgb(94, 33, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.1294, 0.6
RGB percentages36.9%, 12.9%, 60%
HSLhsl(270.5, 64.5%, 36.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.5, 78.4%, 60%)
CMYK38.6%, 78.4%, 0%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,168,985
CSS custom property--colour: #5E2199;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.05767WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.75:1
Contrast with white9.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#A1DE66
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5C9921
Analogous#222199, #992198
Triadic#995E21, #21995E
Split complementary#989921, #219922
Tetradic#992221, #5C9921, #219899
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R94
G33
B153
Red94 (36.9%)
Green33 (12.9%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue270.5°
Saturation (HSL)64.52%
Lightness36.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G 21 · B 99
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