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Recognised as Colour

#5F00C2

  • #5F00C2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#5F00C2 is a violet with RGB values 95, 0, 194 and HSL 269°, 100%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#5F00C2#5F00C2
HEX#5F00C2
RGBrgb(95, 0, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0, 0.7608
RGB percentages37.3%, 0%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(269.4, 100%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.4, 100%, 76.1%)
CMYK51%, 100%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,226,114
CSS custom property--colour: #5F00C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06328WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.27:1
Contrast with white9.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#222222
Inverted#A0FF3D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0049C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0044BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36 from the original
Tritanopia#3D4B71no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 81.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 12.2Dark violet · ΔE 14Medium blue · ΔE 16.3Dark orchid · ΔE 20.9Dark blue · ΔE 24.3Navy · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 12.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#63C200
Analogous#0002C2, #C000C2
Triadic#C25F00, #00C25F
Split complementary#C2C000, #02C200
Tetradic#C20002, #63C200, #00C2C0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C68FFF
Lighter +30%#AC5CFF
Lighter +20%#9229FF
Lighter +10%#7800F5
Darker −10%#46008F
Darker −20%#2D005C
Darker −30%#140029
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5F00C2
Less saturated −25%#6018AA

Channel breakdown

R95
G0
B194
Red95 (37.3%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue269.38°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G 00 · B C2

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