Recognised as Colour

#5D4774

#5D4774
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5D4774 is a violet with RGB values 93, 71, 116 and HSL 269°, 24%, 37%. 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

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HEX#5D4774

RGBrgb(93, 71, 116)

RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.2784, 0.4549

RGB percentages36.5%, 27.8%, 45.5%

HSLhsl(269.3, 24.1%, 36.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(269.3, 38.8%, 45.5%)

CMYK19.8%, 38.8%, 0%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,113,140

CSS custom property--colour: #5D4774;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08095WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness84.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.02:1

Contrast with white8.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F

Inverted#A2B88B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3D5076no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#425173no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original

Tritanopia#5A4E58no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.2 Slate grey · ΔE 30.6 Steel blue · ΔE 31.1 Dim grey · ΔE 31.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 32.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 34.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 21.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#5E7447

Analogous#474874, #734774

Triadic#745D47, #47745D

Split complementary#747347, #487447

Tetradic#744748, #5E7447, #477473

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C3B5D2

Lighter +30%#AA96BE

Lighter +20%#9076AB

Lighter +10%#765A94

Darker −10%#443454

Darker −20%#2A2035

Darker −30%#110D15

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#5C308B

Less saturated −25%#5E5E5E

Channel breakdown

R93

G71

B116

Red93 (36.5%)

Green71 (27.8%)

Blue116 (45.5%)

Hue269.33°

Saturation (HSL)24.06%

Lightness36.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5D · G 47 · B 74

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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