Colour

#5E2C73

#5E2C73
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5E2C73 is a violet with RGB values 94, 44, 115 and HSL 282°, 45%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#5E2C73

RGBrgb(94, 44, 115)

RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.1725, 0.451

RGB percentages36.9%, 17.3%, 45.1%

HSLhsl(282.3, 44.7%, 31.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(282.3, 61.7%, 45.1%)

CMYK18.3%, 61.7%, 0%, 54.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,171,763

CSS custom property--colour: #5E2C73;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05419WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness72.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.08:1

Contrast with white10.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C

Inverted#A1D38C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#173F75no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#2B4371no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original

Tritanopia#5C384Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text10.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 18 Midnight blue · ΔE 21.9 Purple · ΔE 24.2 Indigo · ΔE 28.2 Dark magenta · ΔE 28.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 14.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#41732C

Analogous#3B2C73, #732C65

Triadic#735E2C, #2C735E

Split complementary#64732C, #2C733B

Tetradic#733B2C, #41732C, #2C6473

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C395D6

Lighter +30%#AE70C8

Lighter +20%#994BBA

Lighter +10%#7C3A98

Darker −10%#401E4E

Darker −20%#221029

Darker −30%#040204

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#661887

Less saturated −25%#56405F

Channel breakdown

R94

G44

B115

Red94 (36.9%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue115 (45.1%)

Hue282.25°

Saturation (HSL)44.65%

Lightness31.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5E · G 2C · B 73

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