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Recognised as Colour

#5D4388

  • #5D4388
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5D4388 is a violet with RGB values 93, 67, 136 and HSL 263°, 34%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5D4388#5D4388
HEX#5D4388
RGBrgb(93, 67, 136)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.2627, 0.5333
RGB percentages36.5%, 26.3%, 53.3%
HSLhsl(262.6, 34%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.6, 50.7%, 53.3%)
CMYK31.6%, 50.7%, 0%, 46.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,112,136
CSS custom property--colour: #5D4388;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08119WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8:1
Contrast with white8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#A2BC77

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2C508Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#325086no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Tritanopia#54505Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 8.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.3Midnight blue · ΔE 24.1Slate blue · ΔE 27.2Medium purple · ΔE 27.7Purple · ΔE 32.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 8.2, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6E8843
Analogous#434C88, #7F4388
Triadic#885D43, #43885D
Split complementary#887F43, #4C8843
Tetradic#88434C, #6E8843, #43887F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C7BADD
Lighter +30%#AC98CC
Lighter +20%#9076BB
Lighter +10%#7454AA
Darker −10%#463266
Darker −20%#2E2144
Darker −30%#171121
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#572AA1
Less saturated −25%#635C6F

Channel breakdown

R93
G67
B136
Red93 (36.5%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue136 (53.3%)
Hue262.61°
Saturation (HSL)33.99%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5D · G 43 · B 88

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