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Recognised as Colour

#5635A7

  • #5635A7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#5635A7 is a violet with RGB values 86, 53, 167 and HSL 257°, 52%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#5635A7#5635A7
HEX#5635A7
RGBrgb(86, 53, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.2078, 0.6549
RGB percentages33.7%, 20.8%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(257.4, 51.8%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.4, 68.3%, 65.5%)
CMYK48.5%, 68.3%, 0%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,649,831
CSS custom property--colour: #5635A7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07315WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.53:1
Contrast with white8.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#A9CA58

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004EAAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#004AA5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.4 from the original
Tritanopia#3C5169no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 9.2Slate blue · ΔE 14.3Indigo · ΔE 15.6Midnight blue · ΔE 20.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 9.21, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#86A735
Analogous#354DA7, #8F35A7
Triadic#A75635, #35A756
Split complementary#A78F35, #4DA735
Tetradic#A7354D, #86A735, #35A78F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CBBEEA
Lighter +30%#AC97DE
Lighter +20%#8C70D2
Lighter +10%#6D4AC5
Darker −10%#422980
Darker −20%#2E1C5A
Darker −30%#1A1033
Darker −40%#06040C
More saturated +25%#4A1AC3
Less saturated −25%#62518B

Channel breakdown

R86
G53
B167
Red86 (33.7%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue257.37°
Saturation (HSL)51.82%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 56 · G 35 · B A7

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