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Recognised as Colour

#5F33C2

  • #5F33C2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#5F33C2 is a violet with RGB values 95, 51, 194 and HSL 258°, 58%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#5F33C2#5F33C2
HEX#5F33C2
RGBrgb(95, 51, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.2, 0.7608
RGB percentages37.3%, 20%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(258.5, 58.4%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.5, 73.7%, 76.1%)
CMYK51%, 73.7%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,239,170
CSS custom property--colour: #5F33C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08696WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.67:1
Contrast with white7.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#A0CC3D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0056C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0050BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original
Tritanopia#3C5A78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 16.8Blue violet · ΔE 20Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.4Indigo · ΔE 20.7Dark blue · ΔE 20.8Slate blue · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 16.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#96C233
Analogous#334FC2, #A633C2
Triadic#C25F33, #33C25F
Split complementary#C2A633, #4FC233
Tetradic#C2334F, #96C233, #33C2A6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DACFF2
Lighter +30%#BAA6E8
Lighter +20%#9B7EDD
Lighter +10%#7C56D2
Darker −10%#4B289A
Darker −20%#371E71
Darker −30%#241349
Darker −40%#100920
More saturated +25%#5314E1
Less saturated −25%#6B52A3

Channel breakdown

R95
G51
B194
Red95 (37.3%)
Green51 (20%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue258.46°
Saturation (HSL)58.37%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G 33 · B C2

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