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Recognised as Colour

#54355B

  • #54355B
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#54355B is a violet with RGB values 84, 53, 91 and HSL 289°, 26%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#54355B#54355B
HEX#54355B
RGBrgb(84, 53, 91)
RGB (0–1)0.3294, 0.2078, 0.3569
RGB percentages32.9%, 20.8%, 35.7%
HSLhsl(288.9, 26.4%, 28.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.9, 41.8%, 35.7%)
CMYK7.7%, 41.8%, 0%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,518,683
CSS custom property--colour: #54355B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05186WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness68.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.31:1
Contrast with white10.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#ABCAA4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#303E5Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original
Deuteranopia#38425Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Tritanopia#553A43no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.5Dim grey · ΔE 32.3Slate grey · ΔE 35.3Midnight blue · ΔE 35.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 35.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 37.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 25.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3C5B35
Analogous#41355B, #5B354F
Triadic#5B5435, #355B54
Split complementary#4F5B35, #355B41
Tetradic#5B4135, #3C5B35, #354F5B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BC99C3
Lighter +30%#A678B1
Lighter +20%#905B9B
Lighter +10%#72487B
Darker −10%#36223B
Darker −20%#190F1B
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5F236D
Less saturated −25%#494749

Channel breakdown

R84
G53
B91
Red84 (32.9%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue91 (35.7%)
Hue288.95°
Saturation (HSL)26.39%
Lightness28.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 54 · G 35 · B 5B

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