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Recognised as Colour

#5B4166

  • #5B4166
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5B4166 is a violet with RGB values 91, 65, 102 and HSL 282°, 22%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5B4166#5B4166
HEX#5B4166
RGBrgb(91, 65, 102)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.2549, 0.4
RGB percentages35.7%, 25.5%, 40%
HSLhsl(282.2, 22.2%, 32.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.2, 36.3%, 40%)
CMYK10.8%, 36.3%, 0%, 60%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,980,518
CSS custom property--colour: #5B4166;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06964WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness78.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.78:1
Contrast with white8.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#A4BE99

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3B4967no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#414B65no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Tritanopia#5B464Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.8Dim grey · ΔE 28.5Slate grey · ΔE 30.5Light slate grey · ΔE 32.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 33.4Gray · ΔE 33.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 25.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4C6641
Analogous#484166, #66415F
Triadic#665B41, #41665B
Split complementary#5F6641, #416648
Tetradic#664841, #4C6641, #415F66

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C0AAC9
Lighter +30%#A98BB5
Lighter +20%#916CA1
Lighter +10%#775585
Darker −10%#3F2D47
Darker −20%#231928
Darker −30%#080509
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#632C7B
Less saturated −25%#535353

Channel breakdown

R91
G65
B102
Red91 (35.7%)
Green65 (25.5%)
Blue102 (40%)
Hue282.16°
Saturation (HSL)22.16%
Lightness32.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5B · G 41 · B 66

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