Colour

#56457A

#56457A
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#56457A is a violet with RGB values 86, 69, 122 and HSL 259°, 28%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#56457A

RGBrgb(86, 69, 122)

RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.2706, 0.4784

RGB percentages33.7%, 27.1%, 47.8%

HSLhsl(259.2, 27.7%, 37.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(259.2, 43.4%, 47.8%)

CMYK29.5%, 43.4%, 0%, 52.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,653,882

CSS custom property--colour: #56457A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0764WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness81.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.31:1

Contrast with white8.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C

Inverted#A9BA85

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#364E7Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#394E79no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original

Tritanopia#4F4E59no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16 Rebecca purple · ΔE 30.3 Midnight blue · ΔE 30.4 Steel blue · ΔE 30.9 Slate grey · ΔE 34 Medium purple · ΔE 35.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 15.95, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#697A45

Analogous#454F7A, #70457A

Triadic#7A5645, #457A56

Split complementary#7A7145, #4E7A45

Tetradic#7A454F, #697A45, #457A71

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C0B6D5

Lighter +30%#A495C3

Lighter +20%#8874B1

Lighter +10%#6D579B

Darker −10%#3F3359

Darker −20%#282039

Darker −30%#110E18

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4D2D92

Less saturated −25%#5F5D62

Channel breakdown

R86

G69

B122

Red86 (33.7%)

Green69 (27.1%)

Blue122 (47.8%)

Hue259.25°

Saturation (HSL)27.75%

Lightness37.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 56 · G 45 · B 7A

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