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Colour

#564A59

  • #564A59
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#564A59 is a violet with RGB values 86, 74, 89 and HSL 288°, 9%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#564A59#564A59
HEX#564A59
RGBrgb(86, 74, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.2902, 0.349
RGB percentages33.7%, 29%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(288, 9.2%, 32%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288, 16.9%, 34.9%)
CMYK3.4%, 16.9%, 0%, 65.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,655,129
CSS custom property--colour: #564A59;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07597WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.34:1
Contrast with white8.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#A9B5A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#494D5Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B4E58no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Tritanopia#564B4Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 15.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.2Slate grey · ΔE 22.5Gray · ΔE 23.1Light slate grey · ΔE 25.4Steel blue · ΔE 34.1
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 15.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4D594A
Analogous#4E4A59, #594A54
Triadic#59564A, #4A5956
Split complementary#54594A, #4A594F
Tetradic#594F4A, #4D594A, #4A5459

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BBB1BE
Lighter +30%#A395A7
Lighter +20%#8B7990
Lighter +10%#716175
Darker −10%#3B333D
Darker −20%#201C21
Darker −30%#050505
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#62366D
Less saturated −25%#525252

Channel breakdown

R86
G74
B89
Red86 (33.7%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue288°
Saturation (HSL)9.2%
Lightness31.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 56 · G 4A · B 59

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