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Recognised as Colour

#5F08ED

  • #5F08ED
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#5F08ED is a violet with RGB values 95, 8, 237 and HSL 263°, 93%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#5F08ED#5F08ED
HEX#5F08ED
RGBrgb(95, 8, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.0314, 0.9294
RGB percentages37.3%, 3.1%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(262.8, 93.5%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.8, 96.6%, 92.9%)
CMYK59.9%, 96.6%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,228,205
CSS custom property--colour: #5F08ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08721WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.65:1
Contrast with white7.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#A0F712

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0059F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#004DEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00618Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 104.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 13.8Blue · ΔE 16.1Blue violet · ΔE 19.8Dark violet · ΔE 22.4Dark orchid · ΔE 35Dark blue · ΔE 40.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 13.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#96ED08
Analogous#0824ED, #D108ED
Triadic#ED5F08, #08ED5F
Split complementary#EDD208, #24ED08
Tetradic#ED0824, #96ED08, #08EDD1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DAC4FD
Lighter +30%#BA93FB
Lighter +20%#9B61FA
Lighter +10%#7C30F8
Darker −10%#4B06BC
Darker −20%#37058A
Darker −30%#240359
Darker −40%#100128
More saturated +25%#5D00F5
Less saturated −25%#6627CE

Channel breakdown

R95
G8
B237
Red95 (37.3%)
Green8 (3.1%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue262.79°
Saturation (HSL)93.47%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G 08 · B ED

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