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Colour

#5A2E95

  • #5A2E95
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#5A2E95 is a violet with RGB values 90, 46, 149 and HSL 266°, 53%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#5A2E95#5A2E95
HEX#5A2E95
RGBrgb(90, 46, 149)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.1804, 0.5843
RGB percentages35.3%, 18%, 58.4%
HSLhsl(265.6, 52.8%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.6, 69.1%, 58.4%)
CMYK39.6%, 69.1%, 0%, 41.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,910,165
CSS custom property--colour: #5A2E95;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06298WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness78.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.29:1
Contrast with white9.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#A5D16A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004798no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#004693no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original
Tritanopia#4C465Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 3.6Indigo · ΔE 14.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.4Midnight blue · ΔE 17.5Slate blue · ΔE 18.4Purple · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 3.6, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#69952E
Analogous#2E3595, #8E2E95
Triadic#955A2E, #2E955A
Split complementary#958E2E, #35952E
Tetradic#952E36, #69952E, #2E958E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C3AAE5
Lighter +30%#A883D9
Lighter +20%#8C5CCD
Lighter +10%#723ABC
Darker −10%#42226E
Darker −20%#2B1647
Darker −30%#130A20
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5616AD
Less saturated −25%#5E467D

Channel breakdown

R90
G46
B149
Red90 (35.3%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue149 (58.4%)
Hue265.63°
Saturation (HSL)52.82%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5A · G 2E · B 95

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