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Recognised as Colour

#5D486B

  • #5D486B
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5D486B is a violet with RGB values 93, 72, 107 and HSL 276°, 20%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5D486B#5D486B
HEX#5D486B
RGBrgb(93, 72, 107)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.2824, 0.4196
RGB percentages36.5%, 28.2%, 42%
HSLhsl(276, 19.6%, 35.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276, 32.7%, 42%)
CMYK13.1%, 32.7%, 0%, 58%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,113,387
CSS custom property--colour: #5D486B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08023WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.06:1
Contrast with white8.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#A2B794

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#424F6Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#47506Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Tritanopia#5C4D55no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 25.7Slate grey · ΔE 27.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.2Light slate grey · ΔE 29.2Gray · ΔE 30.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 25.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#566B48
Analogous#4B486B, #6B4868
Triadic#6B5D48, #486B5D
Split complementary#686B48, #486B4C
Tetradic#6B4C48, #566B48, #48686B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C2B3CC
Lighter +30%#A995B7
Lighter +20%#9176A3
Lighter +10%#775D89
Darker −10%#43334D
Darker −20%#281F2E
Darker −30%#0E0A10
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#613281
Less saturated −25%#5A5A5A

Channel breakdown

R93
G72
B107
Red93 (36.5%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue107 (42%)
Hue276°
Saturation (HSL)19.55%
Lightness35.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5D · G 48 · B 6B

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