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Recognised as Colour

#562E7A

  • #562E7A
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#562E7A is a violet with RGB values 86, 46, 122 and HSL 272°, 45%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#562E7A#562E7A
HEX#562E7A
RGBrgb(86, 46, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.1804, 0.4784
RGB percentages33.7%, 18%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(271.6, 45.2%, 32.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.6, 62.3%, 47.8%)
CMYK29.5%, 62.3%, 0%, 52.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,647,994
CSS custom property--colour: #562E7A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05338WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness71.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.16:1
Contrast with white10.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#A9D185

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0A407Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#1E4178no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original
Tritanopia#503D4Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 10.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 15Midnight blue · ΔE 17.8Purple · ΔE 25.2Indigo · ΔE 25.6Slate blue · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 10.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#527A2E
Analogous#302E7A, #7A2E78
Triadic#7A562E, #2E7A56
Split complementary#787A2E, #2E7A30
Tetradic#7A302E, #527A2E, #2E787A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BC9BD9
Lighter +30%#A376CB
Lighter +20%#8A51BD
Lighter +10%#703C9F
Darker −10%#3C2055
Darker −20%#221230
Darker −30%#08040B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#57198F
Less saturated −25%#554365

Channel breakdown

R86
G46
B122
Red86 (33.7%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue271.58°
Saturation (HSL)45.24%
Lightness32.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 56 · G 2E · B 7A

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