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Recognised as Colour

#59487D

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

#59487D is a violet with RGB values 89, 72, 125 and HSL 259°, 27%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#59487D#59487D
HEX#59487D
RGBrgb(89, 72, 125)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.2824, 0.4902
RGB percentages34.9%, 28.2%, 49%
HSLhsl(259.2, 26.9%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.2, 42.4%, 49%)
CMYK28.8%, 42.4%, 0%, 51%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,851,261
CSS custom property--colour: #59487D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08239WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.93:1
Contrast with white7.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#A6B782

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#39517Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C517Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Tritanopia#52515Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.4Steel blue · ΔE 30.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 30.5Midnight blue · ΔE 31.3Slate grey · ΔE 33.1Light slate grey · ΔE 34.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6C7D48
Analogous#48527D, #73487D
Triadic#7D5948, #487D59
Split complementary#7D7448, #517D48
Tetradic#7D4852, #6C7D48, #487D73

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C3BAD7
Lighter +30%#A799C5
Lighter +20%#8B79B2
Lighter +10%#705B9D
Darker −10%#42355D
Darker −20%#2B233C
Darker −30%#14101C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#502F96
Less saturated −25%#626164

Channel breakdown

R89
G72
B125
Red89 (34.9%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue125 (49%)
Hue259.25°
Saturation (HSL)26.9%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 48 · B 7D

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