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Colour

#5A4A60

  • #5A4A60
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5A4A60 is a violet with RGB values 90, 74, 96 and HSL 284°, 13%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5A4A60#5A4A60
HEX#5A4A60
RGBrgb(90, 74, 96)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.2902, 0.3765
RGB percentages35.3%, 29%, 37.6%
HSLhsl(283.6, 12.9%, 33.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.6, 22.9%, 37.6%)
CMYK6.2%, 22.9%, 0%, 62.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,917,280
CSS custom property--colour: #5A4A60;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07916WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.8 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#4F4F4F
Inverted#A5B59F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#474E61no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B505Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Tritanopia#5A4C52no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10 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

Dim grey · ΔE 18.6Slate grey · ΔE 23.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.1Gray · ΔE 25Light slate grey · ΔE 25.9Steel blue · ΔE 32.6
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 18.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#50604A
Analogous#4F4A60, #604A5B
Triadic#605A4A, #4A605A
Split complementary#5B604A, #4A604F
Tetradic#604F4A, #50604A, #4A5B60

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BFB2C4
Lighter +30%#A795AE
Lighter +20%#8F7997
Lighter +10%#75607D
Darker −10%#3F3443
Darker −20%#241E26
Darker −30%#09070A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#643575
Less saturated −25%#555555

Channel breakdown

R90
G74
B96
Red90 (35.3%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue96 (37.6%)
Hue283.64°
Saturation (HSL)12.94%
Lightness33.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5A · G 4A · B 60

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