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Recognised as Colour

#5C296F

  • #5C296F
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5C296F is a violet with RGB values 92, 41, 111 and HSL 284°, 46%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5C296F#5C296F
HEX#5C296F
RGBrgb(92, 41, 111)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.1608, 0.4353
RGB percentages36.1%, 16.1%, 43.5%
HSLhsl(283.7, 46.1%, 29.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.7, 63.1%, 43.5%)
CMYK17.1%, 63.1%, 0%, 56.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,039,919
CSS custom property--colour: #5C296F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05009WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness70.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.49:1
Contrast with white10.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#A3D690

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#143C71no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#29416Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Tritanopia#5B3548no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.9Midnight blue · ΔE 22Purple · ΔE 24.3Indigo · ΔE 28.4Dark magenta · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 15.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3C6F29
Analogous#39296F, #6F295F
Triadic#6F5C29, #296F5C
Split complementary#5F6F29, #296F39
Tetradic#6F3929, #3C6F29, #295F6F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C28FD5
Lighter +30%#AE69C8
Lighter +20%#9A45B9
Lighter +10%#7B3794
Darker −10%#3D1B4A
Darker −20%#1E0D25
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#651682
Less saturated −25%#533C5C

Channel breakdown

R92
G41
B111
Red92 (36.1%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue111 (43.5%)
Hue283.71°
Saturation (HSL)46.05%
Lightness29.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5C · G 29 · B 6F

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