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Recognised as Colour

#50275A

  • #50275A
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#50275A is a violet with RGB values 80, 39, 90 and HSL 288°, 40%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#50275A#50275A
HEX#50275A
RGBrgb(80, 39, 90)
RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.1529, 0.3529
RGB percentages31.4%, 15.3%, 35.3%
HSLhsl(288.2, 39.5%, 25.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.2, 56.7%, 35.3%)
CMYK11.1%, 56.7%, 0%, 64.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,252,954
CSS custom property--colour: #50275A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03895WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness61.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.8:1
Contrast with white11.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#AFD8A5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1D355Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#2A3959no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Tritanopia#502E3Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.8Midnight blue · ΔE 28Rebecca purple · ΔE 30Purple · ΔE 34.2Indigo · ΔE 38.6Dark magenta · ΔE 38.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 20.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#315A27
Analogous#36275A, #5A274B
Triadic#5A5027, #275A50
Split complementary#4A5A27, #275A37
Tetradic#5A3727, #315A27, #274A5A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BC84C9
Lighter +30%#A860BA
Lighter +20%#8F46A1
Lighter +10%#70367E
Darker −10%#301836
Darker −20%#110813
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5A176A
Less saturated −25%#46374A

Channel breakdown

R80
G39
B90
Red80 (31.4%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue90 (35.3%)
Hue288.24°
Saturation (HSL)39.53%
Lightness25.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 50 · G 27 · B 5A

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