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Colour

#5A3594

  • #5A3594
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#5A3594 is a violet with RGB values 90, 53, 148 and HSL 263°, 47%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#5A3594#5A3594
HEX#5A3594
RGBrgb(90, 53, 148)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.2078, 0.5804
RGB percentages35.3%, 20.8%, 58%
HSLhsl(263.4, 47.3%, 39.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(263.4, 64.2%, 58%)
CMYK39.2%, 64.2%, 0%, 42%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,911,956
CSS custom property--colour: #5A3594;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06858WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.85:1
Contrast with white8.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#A5CA6B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004A97no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#024992no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original
Tritanopia#4C4A5Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 5.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 12.5Midnight blue · ΔE 17Slate blue · ΔE 18Indigo · ΔE 19Purple · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 5.35, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6F9435
Analogous#354094, #8A3594
Triadic#945A35, #35945A
Split complementary#948935, #409435
Tetradic#943540, #6F9435, #35948A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C5B2E3
Lighter +30%#A98CD6
Lighter +20%#8D67C8
Lighter +10%#7142BA
Darker −10%#43286E
Darker −20%#2C1A49
Darker −30%#150D23
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#541CAD
Less saturated −25%#604E7B

Channel breakdown

R90
G53
B148
Red90 (35.3%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue148 (58%)
Hue263.37°
Saturation (HSL)47.26%
Lightness39.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5A · G 35 · B 94

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