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Recognised as Colour

#56455A

  • #56455A
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#56455A is a violet with RGB values 86, 69, 90 and HSL 289°, 13%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#56455A#56455A
HEX#56455A
RGBrgb(86, 69, 90)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.2706, 0.3529
RGB percentages33.7%, 27.1%, 35.3%
HSLhsl(288.6, 13.2%, 31.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.6, 23.3%, 35.3%)
CMYK4.4%, 23.3%, 0%, 64.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,653,850
CSS custom property--colour: #56455A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06973WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.77:1
Contrast with white8.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#A9BAA5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#434A5Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#464B59no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Tritanopia#56474Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 19.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.1Slate grey · ΔE 25.2Gray · ΔE 26.6Light slate grey · ΔE 27.9Steel blue · ΔE 34.4
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 19.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#495A45
Analogous#4C455A, #5A4554
Triadic#5A5645, #455A56
Split complementary#545A45, #455A4C
Tetradic#5A4C45, #495A45, #45545A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BCACBF
Lighter +30%#A48FA9
Lighter +20%#8D7293
Lighter +10%#725B77
Darker −10%#3A2F3D
Darker −20%#1F1920
Darker −30%#030303
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#62316E
Less saturated −25%#505050

Channel breakdown

R86
G69
B90
Red86 (33.7%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue90 (35.3%)
Hue288.57°
Saturation (HSL)13.21%
Lightness31.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 56 · G 45 · B 5A

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