Colour

#594E6C

#594E6C
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#594E6C is a violet with RGB values 89, 78, 108 and HSL 262°, 16%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#594E6C

RGBrgb(89, 78, 108)

RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.3059, 0.4235

RGB percentages34.9%, 30.6%, 42.4%

HSLhsl(262, 16.1%, 36.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(262, 27.8%, 42.4%)

CMYK17.6%, 27.8%, 0%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,852,780

CSS custom property--colour: #594E6C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08655WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness85.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.69:1

Contrast with white7.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#535353

Inverted#A6B193

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#48536Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#4A536Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original

Tritanopia#565258no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 21.3 Slate grey · ΔE 22.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 25.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.2 Gray · ΔE 26.6 Steel blue · ΔE 28.4

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 21.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#616C4E

Analogous#4E526C, #684E6C

Triadic#6C594E, #4E6C59

Split complementary#6C684E, #526C4E

Tetradic#6C4E52, #616C4E, #4E6C68

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C0B9CD

Lighter +30%#A69CB7

Lighter +20%#8B7EA2

Lighter +10%#71638A

Darker −10%#41394E

Darker −20%#282331

Darker −30%#100E13

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#533783

Less saturated −25%#5D5D5D

Channel breakdown

R89

G78

B108

Red89 (34.9%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue108 (42.4%)

Hue262°

Saturation (HSL)16.13%

Lightness36.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 59 · G 4E · B 6C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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