Recognised as Colour

#5F2ECD

#5F2ECD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#5F2ECD is a violet with RGB values 95, 46, 205 and HSL 258°, 63%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

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HEX#5F2ECD

RGBrgb(95, 46, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.1804, 0.8039

RGB percentages37.3%, 18%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(258.5, 63.3%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(258.5, 77.6%, 80.4%)

CMYK53.7%, 77.6%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,237,901

CSS custom property--colour: #5F2ECD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08795WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness93.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.61:1

Contrast with white7.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#444444

Inverted#A0D132

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0057D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0050CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.4 from the original

Tritanopia#325C7Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 13.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 17.3 Dark violet · ΔE 19.3 Dark blue · ΔE 22.7 Medium blue · ΔE 22.8 Medium slateblue · ΔE 25

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 13.8, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9CCD2E

Analogous#2E4DCD, #AE2ECD

Triadic#CD5F2E, #2ECD5F

Split complementary#CDAF2E, #4DCD2E

Tetradic#CD2E4D, #9CCD2E, #2ECDAE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DDD2F5

Lighter +30%#BDA8EC

Lighter +20%#9D7FE2

Lighter +10%#7E55D9

Darker −10%#4C25A3

Darker −20%#381B7A

Darker −30%#251250

Darker −40%#120926

More saturated +25%#530FEC

Less saturated −25%#6B4DAE

Channel breakdown

R95

G46

B205

Red95 (37.3%)

Green46 (18%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue258.49°

Saturation (HSL)63.35%

Lightness49.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5F · G 2E · B CD

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