Colour

#5D536D

#5D536D
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#5D536D is a violet with RGB values 93, 83, 109 and HSL 263°, 14%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5D536D#5D536D

HEX#5D536D

RGBrgb(93, 83, 109)

RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.3255, 0.4275

RGB percentages36.5%, 32.5%, 42.7%

HSLhsl(263.1, 13.5%, 37.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(263.1, 23.9%, 42.7%)

CMYK14.7%, 23.9%, 0%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,116,205

CSS custom property--colour: #5D536D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09618WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness89.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.18:1

Contrast with white7.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#575757

Inverted#A2AC92

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4E576Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#50576Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original

Tritanopia#5B575Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 18.1 Slate grey · ΔE 19.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.4 Gray · ΔE 23.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.3 Steel blue · ΔE 27.9

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 18.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#636D53

Analogous#53566D, #6A536D

Triadic#6D5D53, #536D5D

Split complementary#6D6A53, #566D53

Tetradic#6D5356, #636D53, #536D6A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C4BECE

Lighter +30%#AAA1B8

Lighter +20%#9084A2

Lighter +10%#76698A

Darker −10%#443D50

Darker −20%#2C2733

Darker −30%#131116

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#573B85

Less saturated −25%#606060

Channel breakdown

R93

G83

B109

Red93 (36.5%)

Green83 (32.5%)

Blue109 (42.7%)

Hue263.08°

Saturation (HSL)13.54%

Lightness37.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5D · G 53 · B 6D

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Colour values

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