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Colour

#56418F

  • #56418F
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#56418F is a violet with RGB values 86, 65, 143 and HSL 256°, 38%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#56418F#56418F
HEX#56418F
RGBrgb(86, 65, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.2549, 0.5608
RGB percentages33.7%, 25.5%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(256.2, 37.5%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.2, 54.5%, 56.1%)
CMYK39.9%, 54.5%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,652,879
CSS custom property--colour: #56418F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07742WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.24:1
Contrast with white8.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#A9BE70

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1F5092no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original
Deuteranopia#234D8Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Tritanopia#475161no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 3.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.2Midnight blue · ΔE 20.2Slate blue · ΔE 22.6Medium purple · ΔE 25.2Royal blue · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 3.84, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7A8F41
Analogous#41538F, #7D418F
Triadic#8F5641, #418F56
Split complementary#8F7D41, #538F41
Tetradic#8F4153, #7A8F41, #418F7D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C6BCE0
Lighter +30%#A899D0
Lighter +20%#8A75C1
Lighter +10%#6C52B1
Darker −10%#41316C
Darker −20%#2C2149
Darker −30%#171126
Darker −40%#020103
More saturated +25%#4A27A9
Less saturated −25%#625B75

Channel breakdown

R86
G65
B143
Red86 (33.7%)
Green65 (25.5%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue256.15°
Saturation (HSL)37.5%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 56 · G 41 · B 8F

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