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Recognised as Colour

#5D2579

  • #5D2579
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#5D2579 is a violet with RGB values 93, 37, 121 and HSL 280°, 53%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#5D2579#5D2579
HEX#5D2579
RGBrgb(93, 37, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.1451, 0.4745
RGB percentages36.5%, 14.5%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(280, 53.2%, 31%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280, 69.4%, 47.5%)
CMYK23.1%, 69.4%, 0%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,104,441
CSS custom property--colour: #5D2579;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05031WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness71.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.47:1
Contrast with white10.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#A2DA86

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003D7Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#1D4177no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.9 from the original
Tritanopia#5A364Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 12Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.4Midnight blue · ΔE 18.6Purple · ΔE 19.1Indigo · ΔE 20.9Dark magenta · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 12.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#417925
Analogous#332579, #79256B
Triadic#795D25, #25795D
Split complementary#6B7925, #257933
Tetradic#793325, #417925, #256B79

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C28EDC
Lighter +30%#AD67D0
Lighter +20%#9840C4
Lighter +10%#7B31A0
Darker −10%#3F1952
Darker −20%#210D2B
Darker −30%#030104
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#64118D
Less saturated −25%#563965

Channel breakdown

R93
G37
B121
Red93 (36.5%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue280°
Saturation (HSL)53.16%
Lightness30.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5D · G 25 · B 79

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