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Recognised as Colour

#5B4F72

  • #5B4F72
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#5B4F72 is a violet with RGB values 91, 79, 114 and HSL 261°, 18%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#5B4F72#5B4F72
HEX#5B4F72
RGBrgb(91, 79, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.3098, 0.4471
RGB percentages35.7%, 31%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(260.6, 18.1%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.6, 30.7%, 44.7%)
CMYK20.2%, 30.7%, 0%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,984,114
CSS custom property--colour: #5B4F72;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09031WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.48:1
Contrast with white7.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#A4B08D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#475573no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#495571no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Tritanopia#57545Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 23.8Dim grey · ΔE 23.8Light slate grey · ΔE 26Steel blue · ΔE 27.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.8Gray · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 23.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#66724F
Analogous#4F5572, #6D4F72
Triadic#725B4F, #4F725B
Split complementary#726D4F, #55724F
Tetradic#724F55, #66724F, #4F726D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C3BCD1
Lighter +30%#A89EBC
Lighter +20%#8D80A7
Lighter +10%#736490
Darker −10%#433A54
Darker −20%#2B2536
Darker −30%#131018
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#53378A
Less saturated −25%#616161

Channel breakdown

R91
G79
B114
Red91 (35.7%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue260.57°
Saturation (HSL)18.13%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5B · G 4F · B 72

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