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Colour

#5C3486

  • #5C3486
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5C3486 is a violet with RGB values 92, 52, 134 and HSL 269°, 44%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5C3486#5C3486
HEX#5C3486
RGBrgb(92, 52, 134)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.2039, 0.5255
RGB percentages36.1%, 20.4%, 52.5%
HSLhsl(269.3, 44.1%, 36.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.3, 61.2%, 52.5%)
CMYK31.3%, 61.2%, 0%, 47.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,042,758
CSS custom property--colour: #5C3486;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06453WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness78.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.17:1
Contrast with white9.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#A3CB79

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0C4789no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#204884no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original
Tritanopia#544558no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 9.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 11.3Midnight blue · ΔE 18.2Slate blue · ΔE 23.6Indigo · ΔE 23.9Purple · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 9.41, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5E8634
Analogous#343586, #853486
Triadic#865C34, #34865C
Split complementary#868534, #358634
Tetradic#863435, #5E8634, #348685

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C2A9DD
Lighter +30%#A984CF
Lighter +20%#8F5FC1
Lighter +10%#7542AB
Darker −10%#432661
Darker −20%#2A173D
Darker −30%#100918
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5B1D9D
Less saturated −25%#5D4B6F

Channel breakdown

R92
G52
B134
Red92 (36.1%)
Green52 (20.4%)
Blue134 (52.5%)
Hue269.27°
Saturation (HSL)44.09%
Lightness36.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5C · G 34 · B 86

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