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Recognised as Colour

#59406E

  • #59406E
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#59406E is a violet with RGB values 89, 64, 110 and HSL 273°, 26%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#59406E#59406E
HEX#59406E
RGBrgb(89, 64, 110)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.251, 0.4314
RGB percentages34.9%, 25.1%, 43.1%
HSLhsl(272.6, 26.4%, 34.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272.6, 41.8%, 43.1%)
CMYK19.1%, 41.8%, 0%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,849,198
CSS custom property--colour: #59406E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06916WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness78.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.81:1
Contrast with white8.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#A6BF91

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#364970no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C4B6Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Tritanopia#564751no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 33.1Midnight blue · ΔE 33.1Dim grey · ΔE 33.2Slate grey · ΔE 33.4Steel blue · ΔE 33.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 20.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#556E40
Analogous#42406E, #6E406C
Triadic#6E5940, #406E59
Split complementary#6C6E40, #406E42
Tetradic#6E4240, #556E40, #406C6E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BFACCE
Lighter +30%#A68BBC
Lighter +20%#8D6BA9
Lighter +10%#73538E
Darker −10%#3F2D4E
Darker −20%#251A2E
Darker −30%#0B080D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5B2A84
Less saturated −25%#575658

Channel breakdown

R89
G64
B110
Red89 (34.9%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue110 (43.1%)
Hue272.61°
Saturation (HSL)26.44%
Lightness34.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 40 · B 6E

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