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Recognised as Colour

#59487B

  • #59487B
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#59487B is a violet with RGB values 89, 72, 123 and HSL 260°, 26%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#59487B#59487B
HEX#59487B
RGBrgb(89, 72, 123)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.2824, 0.4824
RGB percentages34.9%, 28.2%, 48.2%
HSLhsl(260, 26.2%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260, 41.5%, 48.2%)
CMYK27.6%, 41.5%, 0%, 51.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,851,259
CSS custom property--colour: #59487B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08189WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.96:1
Contrast with white7.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#A6B784

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A517Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#3D507Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Tritanopia#52515Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.5Steel blue · ΔE 29.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 31.6Midnight blue · ΔE 32.2Slate grey · ΔE 32.3Light slate grey · ΔE 33.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 17.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6A7B48
Analogous#48517B, #72487B
Triadic#7B5948, #487B59
Split complementary#7B7348, #517B48
Tetradic#7B4851, #6A7B48, #487B73

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C3B9D6
Lighter +30%#A799C3
Lighter +20%#8B79B0
Lighter +10%#705B9B
Darker −10%#42355B
Darker −20%#2A223B
Darker −30%#13101A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#513093
Less saturated −25%#616063

Channel breakdown

R89
G72
B123
Red89 (34.9%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue123 (48.2%)
Hue260°
Saturation (HSL)26.15%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 48 · B 7B

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