Colour

#53425B

#53425B
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#53425B is a violet with RGB values 83, 66, 91 and HSL 281°, 16%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#53425B#53425B

HEX#53425B

RGBrgb(83, 66, 91)

RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.2588, 0.3569

RGB percentages32.5%, 25.9%, 35.7%

HSLhsl(280.8, 15.9%, 30.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(280.8, 27.5%, 35.7%)

CMYK8.8%, 27.5%, 0%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,456,475

CSS custom property--colour: #53425B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06491WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness74.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.14:1

Contrast with white9.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#474747

Inverted#ACBDA4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3F475Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#42495Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original

Tritanopia#53454Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 22.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.7 Slate grey · ΔE 26.7 Gray · ΔE 28.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 32.9

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 22.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4A5B42

Analogous#46425B, #5B4257

Triadic#5B5342, #425B53

Split complementary#575B42, #425B46

Tetradic#5B4642, #4A5B42, #42575B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B9A9C0

Lighter +30%#A18BAB

Lighter +20%#896E95

Lighter +10%#6E5779

Darker −10%#382D3D

Darker −20%#1D1720

Darker −30%#020202

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#5A2E6F

Less saturated −25%#4F4F4F

Channel breakdown

R83

G66

B91

Red83 (32.5%)

Green66 (25.9%)

Blue91 (35.7%)

Hue280.8°

Saturation (HSL)15.92%

Lightness30.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 53 · G 42 · B 5B

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Colour values

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