Colour

#5F11DC

#5F11DC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#5F11DC is a violet with RGB values 95, 17, 220 and HSL 263°, 86%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

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HEX#5F11DC

RGBrgb(95, 17, 220)

RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.0667, 0.8627

RGB percentages37.3%, 6.7%, 86.3%

HSLhsl(263.1, 85.7%, 46.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(263.1, 92.3%, 86.3%)

CMYK56.8%, 92.3%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,230,492

CSS custom property--colour: #5F11DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08001WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness91.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.08:1

Contrast with white8.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#303030

Inverted#A0EE23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0054E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#004BD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original

Tritanopia#215A82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 94.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 11.7 Blue violet · ΔE 13.2 Dark violet · ΔE 16.6 Blue · ΔE 24.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 27.2 Dark blue · ΔE 32.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 11.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8EDC11

Analogous#1129DC, #C411DC

Triadic#DC5F11, #11DC5F

Split complementary#DCC511, #28DC11

Tetradic#DC1129, #8EDC11, #11DCC4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D6BFFA

Lighter +30%#B790F6

Lighter +20%#9960F3

Lighter +10%#7A31EF

Darker −10%#4B0DAD

Darker −20%#360A7D

Darker −30%#22064E

Darker −40%#0D021F

More saturated +25%#5B00ED

Less saturated −25%#662FBE

Channel breakdown

R95

G17

B220

Red95 (37.3%)

Green17 (6.7%)

Blue220 (86.3%)

Hue263.05°

Saturation (HSL)85.65%

Lightness46.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5F · G 11 · B DC

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