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Recognised as Colour

#59246D

  • #59246D
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#59246D is a violet with RGB values 89, 36, 109 and HSL 284°, 50%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#59246D#59246D
HEX#59246D
RGBrgb(89, 36, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.1412, 0.4275
RGB percentages34.9%, 14.1%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(283.6, 50.3%, 28.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.6, 67%, 42.7%)
CMYK18.3%, 67%, 0%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,842,029
CSS custom property--colour: #59246D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0449WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness67 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.06:1
Contrast with white11.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#A6DB92

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#08396Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#233D6Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Tritanopia#583145no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 18Midnight blue · ΔE 20.5Purple · ΔE 23Indigo · ΔE 26.4Dark magenta · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 15.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#386D24
Analogous#34246D, #6D245D
Triadic#6D5924, #246D59
Split complementary#5C6D24, #246D35
Tetradic#6D3524, #386D24, #245C6D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C186D7
Lighter +30%#AD60CA
Lighter +20%#983DBA
Lighter +10%#783193
Darker −10%#3A1747
Darker −20%#1A0B20
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#61127F
Less saturated −25%#51365B

Channel breakdown

R89
G36
B109
Red89 (34.9%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue283.56°
Saturation (HSL)50.34%
Lightness28.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 24 · B 6D

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