Colour

#5F27DB

#5F27DB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#5F27DB is a violet with RGB values 95, 39, 219 and HSL 259°, 71%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

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HEX#5F27DB

RGBrgb(95, 39, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.1529, 0.8588

RGB percentages37.3%, 15.3%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(258.7, 71.4%, 50.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(258.7, 82.2%, 85.9%)

CMYK56.6%, 82.2%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,236,123

CSS custom property--colour: #5F27DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08998WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness95.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.5:1

Contrast with white7.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#404040

Inverted#A0D824

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0059E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#0050D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original

Tritanopia#215F84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 89.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 10.5 Medium blue · ΔE 15.4 Dark violet · ΔE 16.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 22.3 Dark blue · ΔE 28.3 Blue · ΔE 30.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 10.5, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A3DB27

Analogous#2749DB, #B927DB

Triadic#DB5F27, #27DB5F

Split complementary#DBB927, #49DB27

Tetradic#DB2749, #A3DB27, #27DBB9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E1D6F8

Lighter +30%#C0AAF1

Lighter +20%#A07EEA

Lighter +10%#7F53E2

Darker −10%#4C1EB1

Darker −20%#391686

Darker −30%#260F5A

Darker −40%#14082E

More saturated +25%#5308FB

Less saturated −25%#6B47BB

Channel breakdown

R95

G39

B219

Red95 (37.3%)

Green39 (15.3%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue258.67°

Saturation (HSL)71.43%

Lightness50.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5F · G 27 · B DB

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