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Colour

#5B2768

  • #5B2768
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5B2768 is a violet with RGB values 91, 39, 104 and HSL 288°, 45%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5B2768#5B2768
HEX#5B2768
RGBrgb(91, 39, 104)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.1529, 0.4078
RGB percentages35.7%, 15.3%, 40.8%
HSLhsl(288, 45.5%, 28%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288, 62.5%, 40.8%)
CMYK12.5%, 62.5%, 0%, 59.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,973,864
CSS custom property--colour: #5B2768;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04675WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness67.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.85:1
Contrast with white10.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#A4D897

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#183A6Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#2B3F66no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Tritanopia#5B3143no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.1Midnight blue · ΔE 24Purple · ΔE 26Dark magenta · ΔE 30.6Indigo · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 17.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#346827
Analogous#3A2768, #682755
Triadic#685B27, #27685B
Split complementary#556827, #27683A
Tetradic#683B27, #346827, #275568

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C488D3
Lighter +30%#B163C5
Lighter +20%#9C43B2
Lighter +10%#7B358D
Darker −10%#3B1943
Darker −20%#1A0B1E
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#66157A
Less saturated −25%#503956

Channel breakdown

R91
G39
B104
Red91 (35.7%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue104 (40.8%)
Hue288°
Saturation (HSL)45.45%
Lightness28.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5B · G 27 · B 68

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