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Recognised as Colour

#5F23D3

  • #5F23D3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#5F23D3 is a violet with RGB values 95, 35, 211 and HSL 260°, 72%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#5F23D3#5F23D3
HEX#5F23D3
RGBrgb(95, 35, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.1373, 0.8275
RGB percentages37.3%, 13.7%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(260.5, 71.5%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.5, 83.4%, 82.7%)
CMYK55%, 83.4%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,235,091
CSS custom property--colour: #5F23D3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08338WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.87:1
Contrast with white7.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#A0DC2C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0055D8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#004DD0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.2 from the original
Tritanopia#2D5A7Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 86.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 10.5Dark violet · ΔE 15.9Medium blue · ΔE 16.4Dark orchid · ΔE 20.6Dark blue · ΔE 25.9Navy · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 10.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#97D323
Analogous#233FD3, #B723D3
Triadic#D35F23, #23D35F
Split complementary#D3B723, #3FD323
Tetradic#D3233F, #97D323, #23D3B7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DACCF6
Lighter +30%#BBA0EF
Lighter +20%#9C74E8
Lighter +10%#7C48E1
Darker −10%#4B1CA7
Darker −20%#38147C
Darker −30%#240D50
Darker −40%#100624
More saturated +25%#5504F2
Less saturated −25%#6942B4

Channel breakdown

R95
G35
B211
Red95 (37.3%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue260.45°
Saturation (HSL)71.54%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G 23 · B D3

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