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Colour

#5B3483

  • #5B3483
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5B3483 is a violet with RGB values 91, 52, 131 and HSL 270°, 43%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5B3483#5B3483
HEX#5B3483
RGBrgb(91, 52, 131)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.2039, 0.5137
RGB percentages35.7%, 20.4%, 51.4%
HSLhsl(269.6, 43.2%, 35.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.6, 60.3%, 51.4%)
CMYK30.5%, 60.3%, 0%, 48.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,977,219
CSS custom property--colour: #5B3483;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06319WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.28:1
Contrast with white9.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#A4CB7C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#114686no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#224781no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Tritanopia#544456no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 9Rebecca purple · ΔE 13Midnight blue · ΔE 18.6Slate blue · ΔE 25Purple · ΔE 25Indigo · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 8.96, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5C8334
Analogous#343583, #833483
Triadic#835B34, #34835B
Split complementary#838334, #348334
Tetradic#833435, #5C8334, #348383

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C1A7DC
Lighter +30%#A882CE
Lighter +20%#8E5EBF
Lighter +10%#7442A8
Darker −10%#42265E
Darker −20%#28173A
Darker −30%#0F0915
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5B1D9A
Less saturated −25%#5B4B6C

Channel breakdown

R91
G52
B131
Red91 (35.7%)
Green52 (20.4%)
Blue131 (51.4%)
Hue269.62°
Saturation (HSL)43.17%
Lightness35.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5B · G 34 · B 83

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