Colour

#5F09F5

#5F09F5
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#5F09F5 is a violet with RGB values 95, 9, 245 and HSL 262°, 93%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

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HEX#5F09F5

RGBrgb(95, 9, 245)

RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.0353, 0.9608

RGB percentages37.3%, 3.5%, 96.1%

HSLhsl(261.9, 92.9%, 49.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.9, 96.3%, 96.1%)

CMYK61.2%, 96.3%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,228,469

CSS custom property--colour: #5F09F5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09221WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness97.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.38:1

Contrast with white7.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C

Inverted#A0F60A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005CFAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#004EF1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.4 from the original

Tritanopia#006490no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 107 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 13.3 Medium blue · ΔE 16 Blue violet · ΔE 22.7 Dark violet · ΔE 25.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 38 Dark blue · ΔE 43.9

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 13.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9FF509

Analogous#0929F5, #D509F5

Triadic#F55F09, #09F55F

Split complementary#F5D509, #29F509

Tetradic#F50929, #9FF509, #09F5D5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DECDFD

Lighter +30%#BF9CFB

Lighter +20%#9F6AFA

Lighter +10%#7F39F8

Darker −10%#4C07C4

Darker −20%#390593

Darker −30%#260461

Darker −40%#130230

More saturated +25%#5D00FE

Less saturated −25%#6829D5

Channel breakdown

R95

B245

Red95 (37.3%)

Green9 (3.5%)

Blue245 (96.1%)

Hue261.86°

Saturation (HSL)92.91%

Lightness49.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5F · G 09 · B F5

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