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Colour

#5B395C

  • #5B395C
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5B395C is a magenta with RGB values 91, 57, 92 and HSL 298°, 23%, 29%. 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

#5B395C#5B395C
HEX#5B395C
RGBrgb(91, 57, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.2235, 0.3608
RGB percentages35.7%, 22.4%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(298.3, 23.5%, 29.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(298.3, 38%, 36.1%)
CMYK1.1%, 38%, 0%, 63.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,978,460
CSS custom property--colour: #5B395C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05923WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness73.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.61:1
Contrast with white9.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#A4C6A3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#36425Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#3F465Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Tritanopia#5D3C46no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.7Dim grey · ΔE 30.2Slate grey · ΔE 33.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 35.1Gray · ΔE 35.7Light slate grey · ΔE 35.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 27.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3A5C39
Analogous#49395C, #5C394C
Triadic#5C5B39, #395C5B
Split complementary#4C5C39, #395C4A
Tetradic#5C4A39, #3A5C39, #394C5C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C29EC3
Lighter +30%#AE7FAF
Lighter +20%#99609B
Lighter +10%#7A4D7B
Darker −10%#3C253D
Darker −20%#1D121D
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#6D266F
Less saturated −25%#4B4B4B

Channel breakdown

R91
G57
B92
Red91 (35.7%)
Green57 (22.4%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue298.29°
Saturation (HSL)23.49%
Lightness29.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5B · G 39 · B 5C

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