Colour

#5B3669

#5B3669
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5B3669 is a violet with RGB values 91, 54, 105 and HSL 284°, 32%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#5B3669

RGBrgb(91, 54, 105)

RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.2118, 0.4118

RGB percentages35.7%, 21.2%, 41.2%

HSLhsl(283.5, 32.1%, 31.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(283.5, 48.6%, 41.2%)

CMYK13.3%, 48.6%, 0%, 58.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,977,705

CSS custom property--colour: #5B3669;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05882WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness73.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.65:1

Contrast with white9.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#424242

Inverted#A4C996

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2D426Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#374668no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.2 from the original

Tritanopia#5A3D4Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.8 Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.3 Midnight blue · ΔE 29.9 Purple · ΔE 35.2 Dim grey · ΔE 38.4 Medium purple · ΔE 38.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.84, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#446936

Analogous#413669, #69365E

Triadic#695B36, #36695B

Split complementary#5D6936, #366942

Tetradic#694236, #446936, #365E69

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C09ECD

Lighter +30%#AA7CBC

Lighter +20%#955BAA

Lighter +10%#78478B

Darker −10%#3E2547

Darker −20%#211326

Darker −30%#030204

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#64227D

Less saturated −25%#524A55

Channel breakdown

R91

G54

B105

Red91 (35.7%)

Green54 (21.2%)

Blue105 (41.2%)

Hue283.53°

Saturation (HSL)32.08%

Lightness31.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5B · G 36 · B 69

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