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Recognised as Colour

#57496F

  • #57496F
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#57496F is a violet with RGB values 87, 73, 111 and HSL 262°, 21%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#57496F#57496F
HEX#57496F
RGBrgb(87, 73, 111)
RGB (0–1)0.3412, 0.2863, 0.4353
RGB percentages34.1%, 28.6%, 43.5%
HSLhsl(262.1, 20.7%, 36.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.1, 34.2%, 43.5%)
CMYK21.6%, 34.2%, 0%, 56.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,720,431
CSS custom property--colour: #57496F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07939WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.11:1
Contrast with white8.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#A8B690

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#414F71no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#434F6Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Tritanopia#534F57no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.3Dim grey · ΔE 26.7Slate grey · ΔE 26.9Light slate grey · ΔE 29Steel blue · ΔE 29.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 25.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#616F49
Analogous#494E6F, #6A496F
Triadic#6F5749, #496F57
Split complementary#6F6A49, #4E6F49
Tetradic#6F494E, #616F49, #496F6A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BFB5CF
Lighter +30%#A497BA
Lighter +20%#8978A6
Lighter +10%#6F5D8E
Darker −10%#3F3550
Darker −20%#272131
Darker −30%#0F0C13
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#513286
Less saturated −25%#5C5C5C

Channel breakdown

R87
G73
B111
Red87 (34.1%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue111 (43.5%)
Hue262.11°
Saturation (HSL)20.65%
Lightness36.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 57 · G 49 · B 6F

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