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Recognised as Colour

#56296F

  • #56296F
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#56296F is a violet with RGB values 86, 41, 111 and HSL 279°, 46%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#56296F#56296F
HEX#56296F
RGBrgb(86, 41, 111)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.1608, 0.4353
RGB percentages33.7%, 16.1%, 43.5%
HSLhsl(278.6, 46.1%, 29.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.6, 63.1%, 43.5%)
CMYK22.5%, 63.1%, 0%, 56.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,646,703
CSS custom property--colour: #56296F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04712WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness67.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.81:1
Contrast with white10.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#A9D690

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0F3B71no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#233E6Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Tritanopia#533648no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.7Midnight blue · ΔE 20.1Purple · ΔE 25.7Indigo · ΔE 28.1Dark magenta · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 13.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#426F29
Analogous#33296F, #6F2965
Triadic#6F5629, #296F56
Split complementary#656F29, #296F33
Tetradic#6F3329, #426F29, #29656F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BC8FD5
Lighter +30%#A669C8
Lighter +20%#9045B9
Lighter +10%#733794
Darker −10%#391B4A
Darker −20%#1C0D25
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5B1682
Less saturated −25%#513C5C

Channel breakdown

R86
G41
B111
Red86 (33.7%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue111 (43.5%)
Hue278.57°
Saturation (HSL)46.05%
Lightness29.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 56 · G 29 · B 6F

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