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Recognised as Colour

#56266A

  • #56266A
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#56266A is a violet with RGB values 86, 38, 106 and HSL 282°, 47%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#56266A#56266A
HEX#56266A
RGBrgb(86, 38, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.149, 0.4157
RGB percentages33.7%, 14.9%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(282.4, 47.2%, 28.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.4, 64.2%, 41.6%)
CMYK18.9%, 64.2%, 0%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,645,930
CSS custom property--colour: #56266A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04405WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness65.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.16:1
Contrast with white11.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#A9D995

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#10386Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#243D68no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original
Tritanopia#543244no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.3Midnight blue · ΔE 21.2Purple · ΔE 25.8Indigo · ΔE 29Dark magenta · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 15.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3A6A26
Analogous#34266A, #6A265C
Triadic#6A5626, #266A56
Split complementary#5C6A26, #266A34
Tetradic#6A3426, #3A6A26, #265C6A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BE88D4
Lighter +30%#A962C7
Lighter +20%#9341B5
Lighter +10%#743390
Darker −10%#381944
Darker −20%#190B1F
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5D147C
Less saturated −25%#4F3858

Channel breakdown

R86
G38
B106
Red86 (33.7%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue282.35°
Saturation (HSL)47.22%
Lightness28.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 56 · G 26 · B 6A

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