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Recognised as Colour

#5B4474

  • #5B4474
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5B4474 is a violet with RGB values 91, 68, 116 and HSL 269°, 26%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5B4474#5B4474
HEX#5B4474
RGBrgb(91, 68, 116)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.2667, 0.4549
RGB percentages35.7%, 26.7%, 45.5%
HSLhsl(268.8, 26.1%, 36.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.8, 41.4%, 45.5%)
CMYK21.6%, 41.4%, 0%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,981,300
CSS custom property--colour: #5B4474;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07619WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.32:1
Contrast with white8.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#A4BB8B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#394D76no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#3E4E73no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Tritanopia#574C56no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.2Steel blue · ΔE 32.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 32.4Slate grey · ΔE 32.7Midnight blue · ΔE 33Dim grey · ΔE 33.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5D7444
Analogous#444574, #734474
Triadic#745B44, #44745B
Split complementary#747344, #457444
Tetradic#744445, #5D7444, #447473

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C1B2D2
Lighter +30%#A892BF
Lighter +20%#8E72AC
Lighter +10%#745794
Darker −10%#423154
Darker −20%#291E34
Darker −30%#0F0B14
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5A2D8B
Less saturated −25%#5C5B5D

Channel breakdown

R91
G68
B116
Red91 (35.7%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue116 (45.5%)
Hue268.75°
Saturation (HSL)26.09%
Lightness36.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5B · G 44 · B 74

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