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Colour

#56405F

  • #56405F
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#56405F is a violet with RGB values 86, 64, 95 and HSL 283°, 19%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#56405F#56405F
HEX#56405F
RGBrgb(86, 64, 95)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.251, 0.3725
RGB percentages33.7%, 25.1%, 37.3%
HSLhsl(282.6, 19.5%, 31.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.6, 32.6%, 37.3%)
CMYK9.5%, 32.6%, 0%, 62.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,652,575
CSS custom property--colour: #56405F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06471WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.15:1
Contrast with white9.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#A9BFA0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C4760no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#41495Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Tritanopia#56444Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 25.7Slate grey · ΔE 29Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.8Light slate grey · ΔE 31.4Gray · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 25.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#495F40
Analogous#47405F, #5F4059
Triadic#5F5640, #405F56
Split complementary#585F40, #405F47
Tetradic#5F4740, #495F40, #40585F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BCA7C4
Lighter +30%#A489AF
Lighter +20%#8D6A9B
Lighter +10%#72557D
Darker −10%#3A2B41
Darker −20%#1F1722
Darker −30%#030204
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5E2C73
Less saturated −25%#505050

Channel breakdown

R86
G64
B95
Red86 (33.7%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue95 (37.3%)
Hue282.58°
Saturation (HSL)19.5%
Lightness31.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 56 · G 40 · B 5F

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