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Colour

#59475E

  • #59475E
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#59475E is a violet with RGB values 89, 71, 94 and HSL 287°, 14%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#59475E#59475E
HEX#59475E
RGBrgb(89, 71, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.2784, 0.3686
RGB percentages34.9%, 27.8%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(287, 13.9%, 32.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287, 24.5%, 36.9%)
CMYK5.3%, 24.5%, 0%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,850,974
CSS custom property--colour: #59475E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07438WCAG 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 8.44:1
Contrast with white8.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#A6B8A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#444C5Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#484E5Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Tritanopia#59494Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 20Slate grey · ΔE 24.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.1Gray · ΔE 26.4Light slate grey · ΔE 27.4Steel blue · ΔE 33.5
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 20.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4C5E47
Analogous#4E475E, #5E4757
Triadic#5E5947, #475E59
Split complementary#575E47, #475E4D
Tetradic#5E4E47, #4C5E47, #47575E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BEAFC2
Lighter +30%#A792AC
Lighter +20%#8F7596
Lighter +10%#755D7B
Darker −10%#3D3141
Darker −20%#221B24
Darker −30%#060507
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#653273
Less saturated −25%#525252

Channel breakdown

R89
G71
B94
Red89 (34.9%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue286.96°
Saturation (HSL)13.94%
Lightness32.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 47 · B 5E

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