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Colour

#5B4B7E

  • #5B4B7E
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5B4B7E is a violet with RGB values 91, 75, 126 and HSL 259°, 25%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5B4B7E#5B4B7E
HEX#5B4B7E
RGBrgb(91, 75, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.2941, 0.4941
RGB percentages35.7%, 29.4%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(258.8, 25.4%, 39.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.8, 40.5%, 49.4%)
CMYK27.8%, 40.5%, 0%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,983,102
CSS custom property--colour: #5B4B7E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08763WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.63:1
Contrast with white7.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#A4B481

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3D5480no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#40537Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Tritanopia#54545Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.9Steel blue · ΔE 28.8Slate grey · ΔE 31.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 32Light slate grey · ΔE 32.9Midnight blue · ΔE 33.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 17.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6E7E4B
Analogous#4B557E, #744B7E
Triadic#7E5B4B, #4B7E5B
Split complementary#7E754B, #557E4B
Tetradic#7E4B55, #6E7E4B, #4B7E74

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C6BDD8
Lighter +30%#AA9DC5
Lighter +20%#8E7DB2
Lighter +10%#725E9E
Darker −10%#44385E
Darker −20%#2D253E
Darker −30%#16121E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#523297
Less saturated −25%#646465

Channel breakdown

R91
G75
B126
Red91 (35.7%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue258.82°
Saturation (HSL)25.37%
Lightness39.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5B · G 4B · B 7E

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