Colour

#5F1072

#5F1072
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Purple

#5F1072 is a violet with RGB values 95, 16, 114 and HSL 288°, 75%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#5F1072#5F1072

HEX#5F1072

RGBrgb(95, 16, 114)

RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.0627, 0.4471

RGB percentages37.3%, 6.3%, 44.7%

HSLhsl(288.4, 75.4%, 25.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(288.4, 86%, 44.7%)

CMYK16.7%, 86%, 0%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,230,130

CSS custom property--colour: #5F1072;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04018WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness65.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.64:1

Contrast with white11.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#282828

Inverted#A0EF8D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#003475no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#163B70no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.8 from the original

Tritanopia#5F2742no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text11.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 13.1 Rebecca purple · ΔE 13.9 Indigo · ΔE 16.6 Dark magenta · ΔE 17.7 Midnight blue · ΔE 21.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.9

Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 13.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#237210

Analogous#2E1072, #721054

Triadic#725F10, #10725F

Split complementary#547210, #10722E

Tetradic#722E10, #237210, #105472

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D065E9

Lighter +30%#C238E3

Lighter +20%#AA1DCB

Lighter +10%#84169F

Darker −10%#3A0A45

Darker −20%#140319

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#690082

Less saturated −25%#552062

Channel breakdown

R95

G16

B114

Red95 (37.3%)

Green16 (6.3%)

Blue114 (44.7%)

Hue288.37°

Saturation (HSL)75.38%

Lightness25.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5F · G 10 · B 72

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