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Recognised as Colour

#5C2875

  • #5C2875
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5C2875 is a violet with RGB values 92, 40, 117 and HSL 281°, 49%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5C2875#5C2875
HEX#5C2875
RGBrgb(92, 40, 117)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.1569, 0.4588
RGB percentages36.1%, 15.7%, 45.9%
HSLhsl(280.5, 49%, 30.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.5, 65.8%, 45.9%)
CMYK21.4%, 65.8%, 0%, 54.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,039,669
CSS custom property--colour: #5C2875;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05077WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness70.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.42:1
Contrast with white10.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#A3D78A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#073D77no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#234173no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.8 from the original
Tritanopia#59374Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 15.1Midnight blue · ΔE 19.6Purple · ΔE 21.8Indigo · ΔE 24.6Dark magenta · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 14.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#417528
Analogous#362875, #752867
Triadic#755C28, #28755C
Split complementary#687528, #287535
Tetradic#753528, #417528, #286775

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C190D9
Lighter +30%#AC6ACC
Lighter +20%#9744BF
Lighter +10%#7A359B
Darker −10%#3E1B4F
Darker −20%#200E29
Darker −30%#020103
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#631489
Less saturated −25%#553C61

Channel breakdown

R92
G40
B117
Red92 (36.1%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue117 (45.9%)
Hue280.52°
Saturation (HSL)49.04%
Lightness30.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5C · G 28 · B 75

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