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Recognised as Colour

#5C2494

  • #5C2494
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#5C2494 is a violet with RGB values 92, 36, 148 and HSL 270°, 61%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#5C2494#5C2494
HEX#5C2494
RGBrgb(92, 36, 148)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.1412, 0.5804
RGB percentages36.1%, 14.1%, 58%
HSLhsl(270, 60.9%, 36.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 75.7%, 58%)
CMYK37.8%, 75.7%, 0%, 42%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,038,676
CSS custom property--colour: #5C2494;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05675WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.84:1
Contrast with white9.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#A3DB6B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004397no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original
Deuteranopia#004392no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Tritanopia#50405Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 7.1Indigo · ΔE 9.6Purple · ΔE 19Midnight blue · ΔE 19.9Dark magenta · ΔE 20.4Navy · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 7.15, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5C9424
Analogous#242494, #942494
Triadic#945C24, #24945C
Split complementary#949424, #249424
Tetradic#942424, #5C9424, #249494

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C29DE7
Lighter +30%#A974DD
Lighter +20%#8F4BD3
Lighter +10%#762EBD
Darker −10%#431A6B
Darker −20%#291042
Darker −30%#100619
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5C0DAB
Less saturated −25%#5C3B7D

Channel breakdown

R92
G36
B148
Red92 (36.1%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue148 (58%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)60.87%
Lightness36.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5C · G 24 · B 94

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