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Colour

#5B476A

  • #5B476A
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5B476A is a violet with RGB values 91, 71, 106 and HSL 274°, 20%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5B476A#5B476A
HEX#5B476A
RGBrgb(91, 71, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.2784, 0.4157
RGB percentages35.7%, 27.8%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(274.3, 19.8%, 34.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274.3, 33%, 41.6%)
CMYK14.2%, 33%, 0%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,982,058
CSS custom property--colour: #5B476A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07771WCAG 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 8.22:1
Contrast with white8.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#A4B895

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#414E6Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#454F69no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Tritanopia#594C54no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 25.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.1Slate grey · ΔE 27.3Light slate grey · ΔE 29.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.8Gray · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 25.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#566A47
Analogous#49476A, #6A4768
Triadic#6A5B47, #476A5B
Split complementary#686A47, #476A4A
Tetradic#6A4A47, #566A47, #47686A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C0B2CB
Lighter +30%#A893B7
Lighter +20%#8F75A2
Lighter +10%#755B89
Darker −10%#41334B
Darker −20%#271E2D
Darker −30%#0C0A0E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5E3180
Less saturated −25%#595959

Channel breakdown

R91
G71
B106
Red91 (35.7%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue274.29°
Saturation (HSL)19.77%
Lightness34.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5B · G 47 · B 6A

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