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Recognised as Colour

#5A2565

  • #5A2565
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5A2565 is a violet with RGB values 90, 37, 101 and HSL 290°, 46%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5A2565#5A2565
HEX#5A2565
RGBrgb(90, 37, 101)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.1451, 0.3961
RGB percentages35.3%, 14.5%, 39.6%
HSLhsl(289.7, 46.4%, 27.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.7, 63.4%, 39.6%)
CMYK10.9%, 63.4%, 0%, 60.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,907,813
CSS custom property--colour: #5A2565;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04436WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness66.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.13:1
Contrast with white11.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#A5DA9A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#173867no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original
Deuteranopia#2B3D63no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original
Tritanopia#5B2F41no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 23Midnight blue · ΔE 24.5Purple · ΔE 26.3Dark magenta · ΔE 31Indigo · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#306525
Analogous#3A2565, #652550
Triadic#655A25, #25655A
Split complementary#506525, #25653A
Tetradic#653A25, #306525, #255065

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C584D2
Lighter +30%#B35FC4
Lighter +20%#9D40B0
Lighter +10%#7B338A
Darker −10%#391740
Darker −20%#170A1A
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#651476
Less saturated −25%#4F3654

Channel breakdown

R90
G37
B101
Red90 (35.3%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue101 (39.6%)
Hue289.69°
Saturation (HSL)46.38%
Lightness27.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5A · G 25 · B 65

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