Colour

#5C379F

#5C379F
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Rebecca purple

#5C379F is a violet with RGB values 92, 55, 159 and HSL 261°, 49%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

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HEX#5C379F

RGBrgb(92, 55, 159)

RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.2157, 0.6235

RGB percentages36.1%, 21.6%, 62.4%

HSLhsl(261.3, 48.6%, 42%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.3, 65.4%, 62.4%)

CMYK42.1%, 65.4%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,043,551

CSS custom property--colour: #5C379F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07511WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness84.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.39:1

Contrast with white8.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#464646

Inverted#A3C860

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004EA2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#004C9Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original

Tritanopia#4B4F66no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 4.6 Slate blue · ΔE 14.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.7 Indigo · ΔE 17.2 Midnight blue · ΔE 19.1 Medium purple · ΔE 22.3

Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 4.56, a close match

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#7A9F37

Analogous#37469F, #90379F

Triadic#9F5C37, #379F5C

Split complementary#9F9037, #469F37

Tetradic#9F3746, #7A9F37, #379F90

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#CBBBE7

Lighter +30%#AD95DA

Lighter +20%#906FCD

Lighter +10%#7349C0

Darker −10%#462A79

Darker −20%#301D53

Darker −30%#1A102D

Darker −40%#040307

More saturated +25%#541CBA

Less saturated −25%#645284

Channel breakdown

R92

G55

B159

Red92 (36.1%)

Green55 (21.6%)

Blue159 (62.4%)

Hue261.35°

Saturation (HSL)48.6%

Lightness41.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5C · G 37 · B 9F

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