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Recognised as Colour

#5C458C

  • #5C458C
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5C458C is a violet with RGB values 92, 69, 140 and HSL 259°, 34%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5C458C#5C458C
HEX#5C458C
RGBrgb(92, 69, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.2706, 0.549
RGB percentages36.1%, 27.1%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(259.4, 34%, 41%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.4, 50.7%, 54.9%)
CMYK34.3%, 50.7%, 0%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,047,116
CSS custom property--colour: #5C458C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08425WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.82:1
Contrast with white7.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#A3BA73

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2C528Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#31518Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Tritanopia#515362no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 7.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.8Midnight blue · ΔE 23.8Slate blue · ΔE 25.9Medium purple · ΔE 26.6Royal blue · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 7.19, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#758C45
Analogous#45518C, #80458C
Triadic#8C5C45, #458C5C
Split complementary#8C8045, #518C45
Tetradic#8C4551, #758C45, #458C80

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C9BEDF
Lighter +30%#AC9CCE
Lighter +20%#907ABD
Lighter +10%#7358AC
Darker −10%#46346A
Darker −20%#2F2348
Darker −30%#191226
Darker −40%#020203
More saturated +25%#532BA6
Less saturated −25%#655F72

Channel breakdown

R92
G69
B140
Red92 (36.1%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue259.44°
Saturation (HSL)33.97%
Lightness40.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5C · G 45 · B 8C

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