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Recognised as Colour

#5A4375

  • #5A4375
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5A4375 is a violet with RGB values 90, 67, 117 and HSL 268°, 27%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5A4375#5A4375
HEX#5A4375
RGBrgb(90, 67, 117)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.2627, 0.4588
RGB percentages35.3%, 26.3%, 45.9%
HSLhsl(267.6, 27.2%, 36.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.6, 42.7%, 45.9%)
CMYK23.1%, 42.7%, 0%, 54.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,915,509
CSS custom property--colour: #5A4375;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07472WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.42:1
Contrast with white8.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#A5BC8A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#374D77no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C4D74no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original
Tritanopia#564B56no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 31.2Midnight blue · ΔE 31.7Steel blue · ΔE 32.5Slate grey · ΔE 33.8Dim grey · ΔE 34.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 17.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5E7543
Analogous#434575, #734375
Triadic#755A43, #43755A
Split complementary#757343, #457543
Tetradic#754345, #5E7543, #437573

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C1B1D3
Lighter +30%#A791C0
Lighter +20%#8D71AD
Lighter +10%#735695
Darker −10%#413055
Darker −20%#281E34
Darker −30%#0F0B14
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#582C8C
Less saturated −25%#5C5A5E

Channel breakdown

R90
G67
B117
Red90 (35.3%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue117 (45.9%)
Hue267.6°
Saturation (HSL)27.17%
Lightness36.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5A · G 43 · B 75

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