Colour

#5F0AB2

#5F0AB2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#5F0AB2 is a violet with RGB values 95, 10, 178 and HSL 270°, 89%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

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HEX#5F0AB2

RGBrgb(95, 10, 178)

RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.0392, 0.698

RGB percentages37.3%, 3.9%, 69.8%

HSLhsl(270.4, 89.4%, 36.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270.4, 94.4%, 69.8%)

CMYK46.6%, 94.4%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,228,658

CSS custom property--colour: #5F0AB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05864WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness79.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.66:1

Contrast with white9.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#282828

Inverted#A0F54D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0045B6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#0042AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original

Tritanopia#474568no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 16.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 16.8 Dark violet · ΔE 17.5 Dark blue · ΔE 18.7 Indigo · ΔE 20.5 Navy · ΔE 22.3

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 16.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5DB20A

Analogous#0B0AB2, #B20AB1

Triadic#B25F0A, #0AB25F

Split complementary#B1B20A, #0AB20B

Tetradic#B20B0A, #5DB20A, #0AB1B2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C58FF9

Lighter +30%#AB5FF6

Lighter +20%#922FF3

Lighter +10%#790DE2

Darker −10%#450782

Darker −20%#2B0551

Darker −30%#120221

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#5F00BC

Less saturated −25%#5F219B

Channel breakdown

R95

G10

B178

Red95 (37.3%)

Green10 (3.9%)

Blue178 (69.8%)

Hue270.36°

Saturation (HSL)89.36%

Lightness36.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5F · G 0A · B B2

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