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Colour

#5D3372

  • #5D3372
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5D3372 is a violet with RGB values 93, 51, 114 and HSL 280°, 38%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5D3372#5D3372
HEX#5D3372
RGBrgb(93, 51, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.2, 0.4471
RGB percentages36.5%, 20%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(280, 38.2%, 32.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280, 55.3%, 44.7%)
CMYK18.4%, 55.3%, 0%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,108,018
CSS custom property--colour: #5D3372;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0591WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness74.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.62:1
Contrast with white9.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#A2CC8D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#234274no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#314670no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.7 from the original
Tritanopia#5B3D4Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.1Midnight blue · ΔE 24.6Purple · ΔE 29.1Indigo · ΔE 33.2Dark magenta · ΔE 33.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 14.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#487233
Analogous#3E3372, #723367
Triadic#725D33, #33725D
Split complementary#687233, #33723D
Tetradic#723D33, #487233, #336872

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C19ED3
Lighter +30%#AB7AC4
Lighter +20%#9557B4
Lighter +10%#7A4395
Darker −10%#40234F
Darker −20%#24132C
Darker −30%#070408
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#641E87
Less saturated −25%#56485D

Channel breakdown

R93
G51
B114
Red93 (36.5%)
Green51 (20%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue280°
Saturation (HSL)38.18%
Lightness32.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5D · G 33 · B 72

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