Colour

#5A2871

#5A2871
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5A2871 is a violet with RGB values 90, 40, 113 and HSL 281°, 48%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#5A2871

RGBrgb(90, 40, 113)

RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.1569, 0.4431

RGB percentages35.3%, 15.7%, 44.3%

HSLhsl(281.1, 47.7%, 30%)

HSV / HSBhsv(281.1, 64.6%, 44.3%)

CMYK20.4%, 64.6%, 0%, 55.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,908,593

CSS custom property--colour: #5A2871;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04883WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness69.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.62:1

Contrast with white10.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#383838

Inverted#A5D78E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0D3C73no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#25406Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original

Tritanopia#583548no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text10.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.3 Midnight blue · ΔE 20.3 Purple · ΔE 23.5 Indigo · ΔE 26.6 Dark magenta · ΔE 28

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 14.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3F7128

Analogous#352871, #712864

Triadic#715A28, #28715A

Split complementary#637128, #287136

Tetradic#713628, #3F7128, #286471

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C08ED7

Lighter +30%#AB68CA

Lighter +20%#9643BC

Lighter +10%#783597

Darker −10%#3C1B4B

Darker −20%#1E0D26

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#611584

Less saturated −25%#533B5E

Channel breakdown

R90

G40

B113

Red90 (35.3%)

Green40 (15.7%)

Blue113 (44.3%)

Hue281.1°

Saturation (HSL)47.71%

Lightness30%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5A · G 28 · B 71

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