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Recognised as Colour

#5D226C

  • #5D226C
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5D226C is a violet with RGB values 93, 34, 108 and HSL 288°, 52%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5D226C#5D226C
HEX#5D226C
RGBrgb(93, 34, 108)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.1333, 0.4235
RGB percentages36.5%, 13.3%, 42.4%
HSLhsl(287.8, 52.1%, 27.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.8, 68.5%, 42.4%)
CMYK13.9%, 68.5%, 0%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,103,660
CSS custom property--colour: #5D226C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04554WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness67.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.99:1
Contrast with white10.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#A2DD93

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#09386Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#263E6Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.8 from the original
Tritanopia#5D2F44no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.2Purple · ΔE 21.4Midnight blue · ΔE 22Dark magenta · ΔE 26.1Indigo · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 17.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#316C22
Analogous#38226C, #6C2256
Triadic#6C5D22, #226C5D
Split complementary#566C22, #226C38
Tetradic#6C3822, #316C22, #22566C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C682D8
Lighter +30%#B55BCC
Lighter +20%#A03ABA
Lighter +10%#7E2E93
Darker −10%#3C1645
Darker −20%#1A0A1E
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#68107E
Less saturated −25%#52345A

Channel breakdown

R93
G34
B108
Red93 (36.5%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue108 (42.4%)
Hue287.84°
Saturation (HSL)52.11%
Lightness27.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5D · G 22 · B 6C

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