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Recognised as Colour

#5D2A74

  • #5D2A74
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5D2A74 is a violet with RGB values 93, 42, 116 and HSL 281°, 47%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5D2A74#5D2A74
HEX#5D2A74
RGBrgb(93, 42, 116)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.1647, 0.4549
RGB percentages36.5%, 16.5%, 45.5%
HSLhsl(281.4, 46.8%, 31%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.4, 63.8%, 45.5%)
CMYK19.8%, 63.8%, 0%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,105,716
CSS custom property--colour: #5D2A74;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05244WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness71.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.25:1
Contrast with white10.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#A2D58B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#103E76no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#274272no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original
Tritanopia#5B374Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.5Midnight blue · ΔE 20.7Purple · ΔE 22.9Indigo · ΔE 26.4Dark magenta · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 14.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#41742A
Analogous#382A74, #742A66
Triadic#745D2A, #2A745D
Split complementary#66742A, #2A7438
Tetradic#74382A, #41742A, #2A6674

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C292D8
Lighter +30%#AD6DCA
Lighter +20%#9847BD
Lighter +10%#7B3899
Darker −10%#3F1C4F
Darker −20%#210F29
Darker −30%#030104
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#641688
Less saturated −25%#563E60

Channel breakdown

R93
G42
B116
Red93 (36.5%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue116 (45.5%)
Hue281.35°
Saturation (HSL)46.84%
Lightness30.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5D · G 2A · B 74

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