Colour

#5C556E

#5C556E
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#5C556E is a violet with RGB values 92, 85, 110 and HSL 257°, 13%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#5C556E

RGBrgb(92, 85, 110)

RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.3333, 0.4314

RGB percentages36.1%, 33.3%, 43.1%

HSLhsl(256.8, 12.8%, 38.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(256.8, 22.7%, 43.1%)

CMYK16.4%, 22.7%, 0%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,051,182

CSS custom property--colour: #5C556E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09898WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness90.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.05:1

Contrast with white7.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#585858

Inverted#A3AA91

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#50596Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#51586Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original

Tritanopia#59595Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 17.1 Slate grey · ΔE 18.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.3 Gray · ΔE 22.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.2 Steel blue · ΔE 27.1

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 17.11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#676E55

Analogous#555B6E, #68556E

Triadic#6E5C55, #556E5C

Split complementary#6E6955, #5A6E55

Tetradic#6E555B, #676E55, #556E68

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C4C0CF

Lighter +30%#A9A4B8

Lighter +20%#8E87A2

Lighter +10%#746B8B

Darker −10%#443F51

Darker −20%#2C2934

Darker −30%#141218

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#513D86

Less saturated −25%#626262

Channel breakdown

R92

G85

B110

Red92 (36.1%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue110 (43.1%)

Hue256.8°

Saturation (HSL)12.82%

Lightness38.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5C · G 55 · B 6E

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