Colour

#5B4F70

#5B4F70
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#5B4F70 is a violet with RGB values 91, 79, 112 and HSL 262°, 17%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#5B4F70

RGBrgb(91, 79, 112)

RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.3098, 0.4392

RGB percentages35.7%, 31%, 43.9%

HSLhsl(261.8, 17.3%, 37.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.8, 29.5%, 43.9%)

CMYK18.7%, 29.5%, 0%, 56.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,984,112

CSS custom property--colour: #5B4F70;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08986WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness87 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.51:1

Contrast with white7.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#545454

Inverted#A4B08F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#485471no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#4A546Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original

Tritanopia#57545Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 22.7 Slate grey · ΔE 23.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 25.5 Gray · ΔE 27.5 Steel blue · ΔE 27.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 28

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 22.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#64704F

Analogous#4F5470, #6B4F70

Triadic#705B4F, #4F705B

Split complementary#706C4F, #54704F

Tetradic#704F54, #64704F, #4F706B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C3BCCF

Lighter +30%#A89EBA

Lighter +20%#8D80A5

Lighter +10%#73648E

Darker −10%#433A52

Darker −20%#2A2534

Darker −30%#121016

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#543788

Less saturated −25%#606060

Channel breakdown

R91

G79

B112

Red91 (35.7%)

Green79 (31%)

Blue112 (43.9%)

Hue261.82°

Saturation (HSL)17.28%

Lightness37.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5B · G 4F · B 70

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