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Colour

#5C3565

  • #5C3565
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5C3565 is a violet with RGB values 92, 53, 101 and HSL 289°, 31%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5C3565#5C3565
HEX#5C3565
RGBrgb(92, 53, 101)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.2078, 0.3961
RGB percentages36.1%, 20.8%, 39.6%
HSLhsl(288.8, 31.2%, 30.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.8, 47.5%, 39.6%)
CMYK8.9%, 47.5%, 0%, 60.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,042,981
CSS custom property--colour: #5C3565;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05761WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness73.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.76:1
Contrast with white9.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#A3CA9A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2E4167no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#394564no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Tritanopia#5D3B48no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 21Rebecca purple · ΔE 31Midnight blue · ΔE 31.6Purple · ΔE 36Dim grey · ΔE 37.3Slate grey · ΔE 38.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 20.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3E6535
Analogous#443565, #653556
Triadic#655C35, #35655C
Split complementary#566535, #356544
Tetradic#654435, #3E6535, #355665

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C29BCB
Lighter +30%#AD7AB9
Lighter +20%#9958A8
Lighter +10%#7A4786
Darker −10%#3E2344
Darker −20%#1F1222
Darker −30%#010001
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#682278
Less saturated −25%#504852

Channel breakdown

R92
G53
B101
Red92 (36.1%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue101 (39.6%)
Hue288.75°
Saturation (HSL)31.17%
Lightness30.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5C · G 35 · B 65

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