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Recognised as Colour

#5D439D

  • #5D439D
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5D439D is a violet with RGB values 93, 67, 157 and HSL 257°, 40%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5D439D#5D439D
HEX#5D439D
RGBrgb(93, 67, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.2627, 0.6157
RGB percentages36.5%, 26.3%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(257.3, 40.2%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.3, 57.3%, 61.6%)
CMYK40.8%, 57.3%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,112,157
CSS custom property--colour: #5D439D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08776WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.62:1
Contrast with white7.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#A2BC62

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1355A0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#1C529Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Tritanopia#4C5669no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 8.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 10.6Slate blue · ΔE 16.1Midnight blue · ΔE 20.2Medium purple · ΔE 20.4Royal blue · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 8.86, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#839D43
Analogous#43569D, #8A439D
Triadic#9D5D43, #439D5D
Split complementary#9D8A43, #569D43
Tetradic#9D4356, #839D43, #439D8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CFC6E6
Lighter +30%#B1A2D7
Lighter +20%#937EC8
Lighter +10%#765AB9
Darker −10%#483479
Darker −20%#332456
Darker −30%#1D1532
Darker −40%#08060E
More saturated +25%#5127B9
Less saturated −25%#695F81

Channel breakdown

R93
G67
B157
Red93 (36.5%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue257.33°
Saturation (HSL)40.18%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5D · G 43 · B 9D

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