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Recognised as Colour

#5A4498

  • #5A4498
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5A4498 is a violet with RGB values 90, 68, 152 and HSL 256°, 38%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5A4498#5A4498
HEX#5A4498
RGBrgb(90, 68, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.2667, 0.5961
RGB percentages35.3%, 26.7%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(255.7, 38.2%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255.7, 55.3%, 59.6%)
CMYK40.8%, 55.3%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,915,800
CSS custom property--colour: #5A4498;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08575WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.73:1
Contrast with white7.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#A5BB67

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1D549Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original
Deuteranopia#225196no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Tritanopia#4A5667no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 5.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 13.7Slate blue · ΔE 18.9Midnight blue · ΔE 20.5Medium purple · ΔE 22.1Royal blue · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 5.92, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#829844
Analogous#445898, #844498
Triadic#985A44, #44985A
Split complementary#988444, #589844
Tetradic#984458, #829844, #449884

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCC4E4
Lighter +30%#AEA0D5
Lighter +20%#907DC5
Lighter +10%#725AB5
Darker −10%#453475
Darker −20%#302452
Darker −30%#1B152E
Darker −40%#07050B
More saturated +25%#4D29B4
Less saturated −25%#67607D

Channel breakdown

R90
G68
B152
Red90 (35.3%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue255.71°
Saturation (HSL)38.18%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5A · G 44 · B 98

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