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Recognised as Colour

#5F29BD

  • #5F29BD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#5F29BD is a violet with RGB values 95, 41, 189 and HSL 262°, 64%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#5F29BD#5F29BD
HEX#5F29BD
RGBrgb(95, 41, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.1608, 0.7412
RGB percentages37.3%, 16.1%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(261.9, 64.3%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.9, 78.3%, 74.1%)
CMYK49.7%, 78.3%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,236,605
CSS custom property--colour: #5F29BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07693WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.27:1
Contrast with white8.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#A0D642

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0050C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#004BBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original
Tritanopia#405373no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 15.9Blue violet · ΔE 18Dark blue · ΔE 19.3Indigo · ΔE 20Dark violet · ΔE 21.7Navy · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 15.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#87BD29
Analogous#293DBD, #A929BD
Triadic#BD5F29, #29BD5F
Split complementary#BDA929, #3DBD29
Tetradic#BD293D, #87BD29, #29BDA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D2C1F1
Lighter +30%#B497E8
Lighter +20%#976DDF
Lighter +10%#7943D6
Darker −10%#4A2093
Darker −20%#351769
Darker −30%#200E3F
Darker −40%#0B0515
More saturated +25%#570CDA
Less saturated −25%#6746A0

Channel breakdown

R95
G41
B189
Red95 (37.3%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue261.89°
Saturation (HSL)64.35%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G 29 · B BD

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