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Colour

#50405B

  • #50405B
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#50405B is a violet with RGB values 80, 64, 91 and HSL 276°, 17%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#50405B#50405B
HEX#50405B
RGBrgb(80, 64, 91)
RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.251, 0.3569
RGB percentages31.4%, 25.1%, 35.7%
HSLhsl(275.6, 17.4%, 30.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.6, 29.7%, 35.7%)
CMYK12.1%, 29.7%, 0%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,259,355
CSS custom property--colour: #50405B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06128WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness72.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.44:1
Contrast with white9.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#AFBFA4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C455Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#3F465Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Tritanopia#4F434Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 23.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.4Slate grey · ΔE 27.6Gray · ΔE 30.2Light slate grey · ΔE 30.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 23.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4B5B40
Analogous#43405B, #5B4059
Triadic#5B5040, #405B50
Split complementary#595B40, #405B43
Tetradic#5B4240, #4B5B40, #40595B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B6A6C1
Lighter +30%#9D88AC
Lighter +20%#856A97
Lighter +10%#6A5579
Darker −10%#362B3D
Darker −20%#1B161F
Darker −30%#010101
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#542D6E
Less saturated −25%#4E4E4E

Channel breakdown

R80
G64
B91
Red80 (31.4%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue91 (35.7%)
Hue275.56°
Saturation (HSL)17.42%
Lightness30.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 50 · G 40 · B 5B

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