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Recognised as Colour

#5B4982

  • #5B4982
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5B4982 is a violet with RGB values 91, 73, 130 and HSL 259°, 28%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5B4982#5B4982
HEX#5B4982
RGBrgb(91, 73, 130)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.2863, 0.5098
RGB percentages35.7%, 28.6%, 51%
HSLhsl(258.9, 28.1%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.9, 43.8%, 51%)
CMYK30%, 43.8%, 0%, 49%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,982,594
CSS custom property--colour: #5B4982;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08601WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.72:1
Contrast with white7.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#A4B67D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#395384no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C5281no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Tritanopia#53535Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.3Midnight blue · ΔE 29.9Steel blue · ΔE 30.5Medium purple · ΔE 32.7Slate blue · ΔE 33.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 14.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#708249
Analogous#495382, #784982
Triadic#825B49, #49825B
Split complementary#827849, #538249
Tetradic#824953, #708249, #498278

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C6BDDA
Lighter +30%#AA9CC8
Lighter +20%#8E7CB5
Lighter +10%#725BA3
Darker −10%#443761
Darker −20%#2D2441
Darker −30%#161220
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#52309B
Less saturated −25%#646269

Channel breakdown

R91
G73
B130
Red91 (35.7%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue130 (51%)
Hue258.95°
Saturation (HSL)28.08%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5B · G 49 · B 82

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