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Recognised as Colour

#5A4875

  • #5A4875
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5A4875 is a violet with RGB values 90, 72, 117 and HSL 264°, 24%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5A4875#5A4875
HEX#5A4875
RGBrgb(90, 72, 117)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.2824, 0.4588
RGB percentages35.3%, 28.2%, 45.9%
HSLhsl(264, 23.8%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264, 38.5%, 45.9%)
CMYK23.1%, 38.5%, 0%, 54.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,916,789
CSS custom property--colour: #5A4875;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08093WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.02:1
Contrast with white8.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#A5B78A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3D5077no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#415074no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Tritanopia#554F59no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.1Steel blue · ΔE 29.9Slate grey · ΔE 30Dim grey · ΔE 30.8Light slate grey · ΔE 31.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 34.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 21.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#637548
Analogous#484D75, #714875
Triadic#755A48, #48755A
Split complementary#757148, #4D7548
Tetradic#75484C, #637548, #487571

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C2B7D2
Lighter +30%#A797BF
Lighter +20%#8C77AC
Lighter +10%#725B95
Darker −10%#423555
Darker −20%#292136
Darker −30%#110E16
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#55308D
Less saturated −25%#5F5F5F

Channel breakdown

R90
G72
B117
Red90 (35.3%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue117 (45.9%)
Hue264°
Saturation (HSL)23.81%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5A · G 48 · B 75

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