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Recognised as Colour

#5C2A6D

  • #5C2A6D
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5C2A6D is a violet with RGB values 92, 42, 109 and HSL 285°, 44%, 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

#5C2A6D#5C2A6D
HEX#5C2A6D
RGBrgb(92, 42, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.1647, 0.4275
RGB percentages36.1%, 16.5%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(284.8, 44.4%, 29.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.8, 61.5%, 42.7%)
CMYK15.6%, 61.5%, 0%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,040,173
CSS custom property--colour: #5C2A6D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05035WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness70.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.46:1
Contrast with white10.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#A3D592

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#183C6Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original
Deuteranopia#2B416Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original
Tritanopia#5B3547no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.5Midnight blue · ΔE 23.1Purple · ΔE 25.6Indigo · ΔE 30.1Dark magenta · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 15.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3B6D2A
Analogous#3A2A6D, #6D2A5D
Triadic#6D5C2A, #2A6D5C
Split complementary#5D6D2A, #2A6D3A
Tetradic#6D3A2A, #3B6D2A, #2A5D6D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C28FD4
Lighter +30%#AF6AC6
Lighter +20%#9A46B7
Lighter +10%#7B3892
Darker −10%#3D1C48
Darker −20%#1E0E23
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#651780
Less saturated −25%#533D5A

Channel breakdown

R92
G42
B109
Red92 (36.1%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue284.78°
Saturation (HSL)44.37%
Lightness29.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5C · G 2A · B 6D

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