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Colour

#5B386D

  • #5B386D
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5B386D is a violet with RGB values 91, 56, 109 and HSL 280°, 32%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5B386D#5B386D
HEX#5B386D
RGBrgb(91, 56, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.2196, 0.4275
RGB percentages35.7%, 22%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(279.6, 32.1%, 32.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.6, 48.6%, 42.7%)
CMYK16.5%, 48.6%, 0%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,978,221
CSS custom property--colour: #5B386D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06157WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.41:1
Contrast with white9.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#A4C792

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2D446Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original
Deuteranopia#37476Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Tritanopia#59404Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.2Midnight blue · ΔE 29Purple · ΔE 34.9Medium purple · ΔE 37.3Slate blue · ΔE 37.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 17.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4A6D38
Analogous#40386D, #6D3865
Triadic#6D5B38, #386D5B
Split complementary#656D38, #386D40
Tetradic#6D4038, #4A6D38, #38656D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C0A2CF
Lighter +30%#A980BE
Lighter +20%#925EAD
Lighter +10%#77498F
Darker −10%#3F274B
Darker −20%#23152A
Darker −30%#070408
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#622382
Less saturated −25%#544D58

Channel breakdown

R91
G56
B109
Red91 (35.7%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue279.62°
Saturation (HSL)32.12%
Lightness32.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5B · G 38 · B 6D

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