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Recognised as Colour

#5E2B70

  • #5E2B70
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5E2B70 is a violet with RGB values 94, 43, 112 and HSL 284°, 45%, 30%. 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

#5E2B70#5E2B70
HEX#5E2B70
RGBrgb(94, 43, 112)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.1686, 0.4392
RGB percentages36.9%, 16.9%, 43.9%
HSLhsl(284.3, 44.5%, 30.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.3, 61.6%, 43.9%)
CMYK16.1%, 61.6%, 0%, 56.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,171,504
CSS custom property--colour: #5E2B70;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05277WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness71.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.22:1
Contrast with white10.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#A1D48F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#183E72no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#2C426Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original
Tritanopia#5D3749no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.3Midnight blue · ΔE 22.8Purple · ΔE 24.6Dark magenta · ΔE 29.1Indigo · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 15.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3D702B
Analogous#3B2B70, #702B60
Triadic#705E2B, #2B705E
Split complementary#60702B, #2B703B
Tetradic#703B2B, #3D702B, #2B6070

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C492D5
Lighter +30%#B06DC7
Lighter +20%#9B48B9
Lighter +10%#7D3995
Darker −10%#3F1D4B
Darker −20%#200F26
Darker −30%#010101
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#671883
Less saturated −25%#553E5D

Channel breakdown

R94
G43
B112
Red94 (36.9%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue112 (43.9%)
Hue284.35°
Saturation (HSL)44.52%
Lightness30.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G 2B · B 70

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