Recognised as Colour

#5F31AB

#5F31AB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Rebecca purple

#5F31AB is a violet with RGB values 95, 49, 171 and HSL 263°, 55%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

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HEX#5F31AB

RGBrgb(95, 49, 171)

RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.1922, 0.6706

RGB percentages37.3%, 19.2%, 67.1%

HSLhsl(262.6, 55.5%, 43.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(262.6, 71.3%, 67.1%)

CMYK44.4%, 71.3%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,238,635

CSS custom property--colour: #5F31AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0757WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness86.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.35:1

Contrast with white8.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#444444

Inverted#A0CE54

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004FAFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#004CA9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original

Tritanopia#4A506Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 11.5 Indigo · ΔE 14.1 Slate blue · ΔE 16.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 20.8 Navy · ΔE 21.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.4

Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 11.48, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7DAB31

Analogous#3140AB, #9C31AB

Triadic#AB5F31, #31AB5F

Split complementary#AB9C31, #40AB31

Tetradic#AB3140, #7DAB31, #31AB9C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CEBCEC

Lighter +30%#B195E0

Lighter +20%#946DD5

Lighter +10%#7745CA

Darker −10%#492683

Darker −20%#331A5C

Darker −30%#1D0F34

Darker −40%#07040C

More saturated +25%#5815C6

Less saturated −25%#664D90

Channel breakdown

R95

G49

B171

Red95 (37.3%)

Green49 (19.2%)

Blue171 (67.1%)

Hue262.62°

Saturation (HSL)55.45%

Lightness43.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5F · G 31 · B AB

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