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Recognised as Colour

#5B409A

  • #5B409A
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5B409A is a violet with RGB values 91, 64, 154 and HSL 258°, 41%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5B409A#5B409A
HEX#5B409A
RGBrgb(91, 64, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.251, 0.6039
RGB percentages35.7%, 25.1%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(258, 41.3%, 42.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258, 58.4%, 60.4%)
CMYK40.9%, 58.4%, 0%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,980,314
CSS custom property--colour: #5B409A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08224WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.94:1
Contrast with white7.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#A4BF65

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0C529Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#184F98no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Tritanopia#4B5366no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 8.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 9.9Slate blue · ΔE 16.8Midnight blue · ΔE 19.1Medium purple · ΔE 21.4Indigo · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 8.69, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7F9A40
Analogous#40529A, #88409A
Triadic#9A5B40, #409A5B
Split complementary#9A8840, #529A40
Tetradic#9A4052, #7F9A40, #409A88

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCC1E5
Lighter +30%#AE9DD6
Lighter +20%#9079C7
Lighter +10%#7355B8
Darker −10%#463176
Darker −20%#302252
Darker −30%#1B132E
Darker −40%#06040A
More saturated +25%#5025B5
Less saturated −25%#665B7F

Channel breakdown

R91
G64
B154
Red91 (35.7%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue258°
Saturation (HSL)41.28%
Lightness42.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5B · G 40 · B 9A

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