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Recognised as Colour

#5D556A

  • #5D556A
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5D556A is a violet with RGB values 93, 85, 106 and HSL 263°, 11%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5D556A#5D556A
HEX#5D556A
RGBrgb(93, 85, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.3333, 0.4157
RGB percentages36.5%, 33.3%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(262.9, 11%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.9, 19.8%, 41.6%)
CMYK12.3%, 19.8%, 0%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,116,714
CSS custom property--colour: #5D556A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09865WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.06:1
Contrast with white7.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#A2AA95

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#51586Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Deuteranopia#535869no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Tritanopia#5B585Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 15Slate grey · ΔE 18.2Gray · ΔE 20.9Light slate grey · ΔE 20.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.8Steel blue · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 15.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#626A55
Analogous#55576A, #68556A
Triadic#6A5D55, #556A5D
Split complementary#6A6855, #586A55
Tetradic#6A5557, #626A55, #556A68

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C4BFCC
Lighter +30%#AAA3B5
Lighter +20%#90879E
Lighter +10%#766C86
Darker −10%#443E4E
Darker −20%#2B2831
Darker −30%#131115
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#573D82
Less saturated −25%#606060

Channel breakdown

R93
G85
B106
Red93 (36.5%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue262.86°
Saturation (HSL)10.99%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5D · G 55 · B 6A

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