Colour

#54405F

#54405F
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#54405F is a violet with RGB values 84, 64, 95 and HSL 279°, 19%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#54405F#54405F

HEX#54405F

RGBrgb(84, 64, 95)

RGB (0–1)0.3294, 0.251, 0.3725

RGB percentages32.9%, 25.1%, 37.3%

HSLhsl(278.7, 19.5%, 31.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(278.7, 32.6%, 37.3%)

CMYK11.6%, 32.6%, 0%, 62.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,521,503

CSS custom property--colour: #54405F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06378WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness74.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.23:1

Contrast with white9.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#464646

Inverted#ABBFA0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3B4660no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#40485Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original

Tritanopia#53444Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 25.6 Slate grey · ΔE 28.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 31.2 Gray · ΔE 31.6

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 25.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4B5F40

Analogous#45405F, #5F405A

Triadic#5F5440, #405F54

Split complementary#5B5F40, #405F45

Tetradic#5F4440, #4B5F40, #405A5F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BAA7C4

Lighter +30%#A289AF

Lighter +20%#8A6A9B

Lighter +10%#6F557D

Darker −10%#392B41

Darker −20%#1E1722

Darker −30%#030204

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#5A2C73

Less saturated −25%#505050

Channel breakdown

R84

G64

B95

Red84 (32.9%)

Green64 (25.1%)

Blue95 (37.3%)

Hue278.71°

Saturation (HSL)19.5%

Lightness31.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 54 · G 40 · B 5F

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