Recognised as Colour

#5E2977

#5E2977
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5E2977 is a violet with RGB values 94, 41, 119 and HSL 281°, 49%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#5E2977

RGBrgb(94, 41, 119)

RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.1608, 0.4667

RGB percentages36.9%, 16.1%, 46.7%

HSLhsl(280.8, 48.8%, 31.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(280.8, 65.5%, 46.7%)

CMYK21%, 65.5%, 0%, 53.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,170,999

CSS custom property--colour: #5E2977;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05297WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness72.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.2:1

Contrast with white10.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A

Inverted#A1D688

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#093E79no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original

Deuteranopia#254275no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original

Tritanopia#5C384Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text10.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 14.5 Midnight blue · ΔE 19.9 Purple · ΔE 21.2 Indigo · ΔE 24.3 Dark magenta · ΔE 25.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 14.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#427729

Analogous#372977, #772969

Triadic#775E29, #29775E

Split complementary#697729, #297737

Tetradic#773729, #427729, #296977

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C392DA

Lighter +30%#AE6CCD

Lighter +20%#9947BF

Lighter +10%#7C369D

Darker −10%#401C51

Darker −20%#220F2B

Darker −30%#040205

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#65158B

Less saturated −25%#573D63

Channel breakdown

R94

G41

B119

Red94 (36.9%)

Green41 (16.1%)

Blue119 (46.7%)

Hue280.77°

Saturation (HSL)48.75%

Lightness31.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5E · G 29 · B 77

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