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Colour

#5E3399

  • #5E3399
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#5E3399 is a violet with RGB values 94, 51, 153 and HSL 265°, 50%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#5E3399#5E3399
HEX#5E3399
RGBrgb(94, 51, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.2, 0.6
RGB percentages36.9%, 20%, 60%
HSLhsl(265.3, 50%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.3, 66.7%, 60%)
CMYK38.6%, 66.7%, 0%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,173,593
CSS custom property--colour: #5E3399;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07047WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.72:1
Contrast with white8.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#A1CC66

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004B9Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#004A97no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Tritanopia#504A61no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 2.6Indigo · ΔE 16.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.5Slate blue · ΔE 16.9Midnight blue · ΔE 18.6Purple · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 2.61, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6E9933
Analogous#333B99, #913399
Triadic#995E33, #33995E
Split complementary#999133, #3B9933
Tetradic#99333B, #6E9933, #339991

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C8B3E6
Lighter +30%#AC8CD9
Lighter +20%#9166CC
Lighter +10%#7540BF
Darker −10%#462673
Darker −20%#2F1A4D
Darker −30%#170D26
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5A19B3
Less saturated −25%#624D80

Channel breakdown

R94
G51
B153
Red94 (36.9%)
Green51 (20%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue265.29°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G 33 · B 99

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