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Recognised as Colour

#53475F

  • #53475F
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#53475F is a violet with RGB values 83, 71, 95 and HSL 270°, 14%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#53475F#53475F
HEX#53475F
RGBrgb(83, 71, 95)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.2784, 0.3725
RGB percentages32.5%, 27.8%, 37.3%
HSLhsl(270, 14.5%, 32.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 25.3%, 37.3%)
CMYK12.6%, 25.3%, 0%, 62.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,457,759
CSS custom property--colour: #53475F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07172WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.63:1
Contrast with white8.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#ACB8A0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#434B60no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#454C5Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Tritanopia#514A4Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 20.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.7Slate grey · ΔE 24.2Gray · ΔE 26.7Light slate grey · ΔE 26.9Steel blue · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 20.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#535F47
Analogous#47475F, #5F475F
Triadic#5F5347, #475F53
Split complementary#5F5F47, #475F47
Tetradic#5F4747, #535F47, #475F5F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B9AFC3
Lighter +30%#A092AD
Lighter +20%#867597
Lighter +10%#6D5D7C
Darker −10%#393142
Darker −20%#201B25
Darker −30%#060607
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#533274
Less saturated −25%#535353

Channel breakdown

R83
G71
B95
Red83 (32.5%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue95 (37.3%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)14.46%
Lightness32.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 53 · G 47 · B 5F

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