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Recognised as Colour

#5A4371

  • #5A4371
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5A4371 is a violet with RGB values 90, 67, 113 and HSL 270°, 26%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5A4371#5A4371
HEX#5A4371
RGBrgb(90, 67, 113)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.2627, 0.4431
RGB percentages35.3%, 26.3%, 44.3%
HSLhsl(270, 25.6%, 35.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 40.7%, 44.3%)
CMYK20.4%, 40.7%, 0%, 55.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,915,505
CSS custom property--colour: #5A4371;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0738WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.48:1
Contrast with white8.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#A5BC8E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#394C73no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#3E4D70no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Tritanopia#574A54no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.3Slate grey · ΔE 32.3Steel blue · ΔE 32.4Dim grey · ΔE 32.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 33.5Midnight blue · ΔE 33.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 20.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5A7143
Analogous#434371, #714371
Triadic#715A43, #43715A
Split complementary#717143, #437143
Tetradic#714343, #5A7143, #437171

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C0B0D0
Lighter +30%#A690BD
Lighter +20%#8D70AA
Lighter +10%#735691
Darker −10%#403051
Darker −20%#271D31
Darker −30%#0D0A11
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5A2D87
Less saturated −25%#5A5A5A

Channel breakdown

R90
G67
B113
Red90 (35.3%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue113 (44.3%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)25.56%
Lightness35.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5A · G 43 · B 71

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