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Recognised as Colour

#56387D

  • #56387D
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#56387D is a violet with RGB values 86, 56, 125 and HSL 266°, 38%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#56387D#56387D
HEX#56387D
RGBrgb(86, 56, 125)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.2196, 0.4902
RGB percentages33.7%, 22%, 49%
HSLhsl(266.1, 38.1%, 35.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.1, 55.2%, 49%)
CMYK31.2%, 55.2%, 0%, 51%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,650,557
CSS custom property--colour: #56387D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06287WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.3:1
Contrast with white9.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#A9C782

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1F467Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#28477Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original
Tritanopia#4E4555no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 8.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.3Midnight blue · ΔE 21Slate blue · ΔE 28.8Purple · ΔE 30.3Medium purple · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 8.12, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5F7D38
Analogous#383D7D, #79387D
Triadic#7D5638, #387D56
Split complementary#7D7938, #3D7D38
Tetradic#7D383C, #5F7D38, #387D78

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BDA9D8
Lighter +30%#A385C9
Lighter +20%#8862B9
Lighter +10%#6E48A0
Darker −10%#3E285A
Darker −20%#261837
Darker −30%#0D0913
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#532194
Less saturated −25%#594F66

Channel breakdown

R86
G56
B125
Red86 (33.7%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue125 (49%)
Hue266.09°
Saturation (HSL)38.12%
Lightness35.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 56 · G 38 · B 7D

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