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Recognised as Colour

#5E21FA

  • #5E21FA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#5E21FA is a violet with RGB values 94, 33, 250 and HSL 257°, 96%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#5E21FA#5E21FA
HEX#5E21FA
RGBrgb(94, 33, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.1294, 0.9804
RGB percentages36.9%, 12.9%, 98%
HSLhsl(256.9, 95.6%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.9, 86.8%, 98%)
CMYK62.4%, 86.8%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,169,082
CSS custom property--colour: #5E21FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1037WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.83:1
Contrast with white6.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#A1DE05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0061FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0053F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Tritanopia#006B95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 105.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 15.5Blue · ΔE 15.5Blue violet · ΔE 20.6Dark violet · ΔE 24.4Dark orchid · ΔE 36Dark blue · ΔE 42.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 15.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDFA21
Analogous#2151FA, #CB21FA
Triadic#FA5E21, #21FA5E
Split complementary#FACA21, #51FA21
Tetradic#FA2151, #BDFA21, #21FACA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFE9FE
Lighter +30%#CBB7FD
Lighter +20%#A685FC
Lighter +10%#8253FB
Darker −10%#4305E3
Darker −20%#3504B1
Darker −30%#26037F
Darker −40%#17024D
More saturated +25%#5C1CFF
Less saturated −25%#6A3DDE

Channel breakdown

R94
G33
B250
Red94 (36.9%)
Green33 (12.9%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue256.87°
Saturation (HSL)95.59%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G 21 · B FA

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