Recognised as Colour
#5F1E9C
- #5F1E9C
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#5F1E9C is a violet with RGB values 95, 30, 156 and HSL 271°, 68%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.
Colour values
#5F1E9C#5F1E9C
HEX#5F1E9C
RGBrgb(95, 30, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.1176, 0.6118
RGB percentages37.3%, 11.8%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(271, 67.7%, 36.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271, 80.8%, 61.2%)
CMYK39.1%, 80.8%, 0%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,233,756
CSS custom property--colour: #5F1E9C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.05762WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.76:1
Contrast with white9.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#A0E163
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5B9C1E
Analogous#201E9C, #9C1E9A
Triadic#9C5F1E, #1E9C5F
Split complementary#9A9C1E, #1E9C20
Tetradic#9C201E, #5B9C1E, #1E9A9C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R95
G30
B156
Red95 (37.3%)
Green30 (11.8%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue270.95°
Saturation (HSL)67.74%
Lightness36.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G 1E · B 9C
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