Recognised as Colour

#5F22CC

#5F22CC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#5F22CC is a violet with RGB values 95, 34, 204 and HSL 262°, 71%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#5F22CC#5F22CC

HEX#5F22CC

RGBrgb(95, 34, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.1333, 0.8

RGB percentages37.3%, 13.3%, 80%

HSLhsl(261.5, 71.4%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.5, 83.3%, 80%)

CMYK53.4%, 83.3%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,234,828

CSS custom property--colour: #5F22CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07937WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness90.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.12:1

Contrast with white8.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B

Inverted#A0DD33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0053D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#004CC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.8 from the original

Tritanopia#34577Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 82.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 11.3 Dark violet · ΔE 16.2 Medium blue · ΔE 18.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 18.7 Dark blue · ΔE 23.6 Navy · ΔE 28

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 11.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8FCC22

Analogous#223ACC, #B422CC

Triadic#CC5F22, #22CC5F

Split complementary#CCB422, #3ACC22

Tetradic#CC223A, #8FCC22, #22CCB4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D6C5F5

Lighter +30%#B799EE

Lighter +20%#996DE7

Lighter +10%#7A42DF

Darker −10%#4B1BA0

Darker −20%#361375

Darker −30%#220C49

Darker −40%#0E051D

More saturated +25%#5704EA

Less saturated −25%#6740AE

Channel breakdown

R95

G34

B204

Red95 (37.3%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue261.53°

Saturation (HSL)71.43%

Lightness46.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5F · G 22 · B CC

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