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Recognised as Colour

#5A486D

  • #5A486D
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5A486D is a violet with RGB values 90, 72, 109 and HSL 269°, 20%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5A486D#5A486D
HEX#5A486D
RGBrgb(90, 72, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.2824, 0.4275
RGB percentages35.3%, 28.2%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(269.2, 20.4%, 35.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.2, 33.9%, 42.7%)
CMYK17.4%, 33.9%, 0%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,916,781
CSS custom property--colour: #5A486D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07913WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.13:1
Contrast with white8.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#A5B792

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#414F6Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#44506Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Tritanopia#574D55no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.9Dim grey · ΔE 26.5Slate grey · ΔE 27.3Light slate grey · ΔE 29.4Steel blue · ΔE 30.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 25.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5B6D48
Analogous#48496D, #6C486D
Triadic#6D5A48, #486D5A
Split complementary#6D6D48, #486D48
Tetradic#6D4849, #5B6D48, #486D6C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C0B4CD
Lighter +30%#A795B9
Lighter +20%#8D76A5
Lighter +10%#735C8C
Darker −10%#41344E
Darker −20%#271F30
Darker −30%#0E0B11
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#593184
Less saturated −25%#5A5A5A

Channel breakdown

R90
G72
B109
Red90 (35.3%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue269.19°
Saturation (HSL)20.44%
Lightness35.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5A · G 48 · B 6D

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