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Colour

#5B4961

  • #5B4961
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5B4961 is a violet with RGB values 91, 73, 97 and HSL 285°, 14%, 33%. 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

#5B4961#5B4961
HEX#5B4961
RGBrgb(91, 73, 97)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.2863, 0.3804
RGB percentages35.7%, 28.6%, 38%
HSLhsl(285, 14.1%, 33.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285, 24.7%, 38%)
CMYK6.2%, 24.7%, 0%, 62%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,982,561
CSS custom property--colour: #5B4961;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07852WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.17:1
Contrast with white8.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#A4B69E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#464E62no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A5060no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Tritanopia#5B4C51no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 19.9Slate grey · ΔE 24.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.5Gray · ΔE 26.1Light slate grey · ΔE 26.7Steel blue · ΔE 32.7
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 19.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4F6149
Analogous#4F4961, #61495B
Triadic#615B49, #49615B
Split complementary#5B6149, #49614F
Tetradic#614F49, #4F6149, #495B61

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C0B1C5
Lighter +30%#A894AF
Lighter +20%#907799
Lighter +10%#765F7E
Darker −10%#403344
Darker −20%#241D27
Darker −30%#09070A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#663476
Less saturated −25%#555555

Channel breakdown

R91
G73
B97
Red91 (35.7%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue97 (38%)
Hue285°
Saturation (HSL)14.12%
Lightness33.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5B · G 49 · B 61

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