Colour
#56189C
- #56189C
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#56189C is a violet with RGB values 86, 24, 156 and HSL 268°, 73%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.
Colour values
#56189C#56189C
HEX#56189C
RGBrgb(86, 24, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.0941, 0.6118
RGB percentages33.7%, 9.4%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(268.2, 73.3%, 35.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.2, 84.6%, 61.2%)
CMYK44.9%, 84.6%, 0%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,642,396
CSS custom property--colour: #56189C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.05032WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness73 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.47:1
Contrast with white10.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#A9E763
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5E9C18
Analogous#181C9C, #98189C
Triadic#9C5618, #189C56
Split complementary#9C9818, #1C9C18
Tetradic#9C181C, #5E9C18, #189C98
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R86
G24
B156
Red86 (33.7%)
Green24 (9.4%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue268.18°
Saturation (HSL)73.33%
Lightness35.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 56 · G 18 · B 9C
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