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Recognised as Colour

#5D496A

  • #5D496A
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5D496A is a violet with RGB values 93, 73, 106 and HSL 276°, 18%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5D496A#5D496A
HEX#5D496A
RGBrgb(93, 73, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.2863, 0.4157
RGB percentages36.5%, 28.6%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(276.4, 18.4%, 35.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.4, 31.1%, 41.6%)
CMYK12.3%, 31.1%, 0%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,113,642
CSS custom property--colour: #5D496A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08133WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.6 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 black2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#A2B695

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#44506Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#485169no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Tritanopia#5C4D55no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.5 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 text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 24.4Slate grey · ΔE 26.1Light slate grey · ΔE 28.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.4Gray · ΔE 29.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 24.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#566A49
Analogous#4C496A, #6A4967
Triadic#6A5D49, #496A5D
Split complementary#676A49, #496A4C
Tetradic#6A4C49, #566A49, #49676A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C2B4CB
Lighter +30%#A996B6
Lighter +20%#9177A2
Lighter +10%#775E88
Darker −10%#43344C
Darker −20%#281F2E
Darker −30%#0E0B0F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#623380
Less saturated −25%#5A5A5A

Channel breakdown

R93
G73
B106
Red93 (36.5%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue276.36°
Saturation (HSL)18.44%
Lightness35.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5D · G 49 · B 6A

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