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Recognised as Colour

#5E35A3

  • #5E35A3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#5E35A3 is a violet with RGB values 94, 53, 163 and HSL 262°, 51%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#5E35A3#5E35A3
HEX#5E35A3
RGBrgb(94, 53, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.2078, 0.6392
RGB percentages36.9%, 20.8%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(262.4, 50.9%, 42.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.4, 67.5%, 63.9%)
CMYK42.3%, 67.5%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,174,115
CSS custom property--colour: #5E35A3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0757WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.35:1
Contrast with white8.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#A1CA5C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004EA6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#004CA1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Tritanopia#4C4F67no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 5.8Slate blue · ΔE 14.8Indigo · ΔE 15.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.1Midnight blue · ΔE 20.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.8
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 5.83, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7AA335
Analogous#3543A3, #9535A3
Triadic#A35E35, #35A35E
Split complementary#A39535, #43A335
Tetradic#A33543, #7AA335, #35A395

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCBBE9
Lighter +30%#AF95DC
Lighter +20%#936ED0
Lighter +10%#7648C3
Darker −10%#48287D
Darker −20%#321C56
Darker −30%#1B0F30
Darker −40%#050309
More saturated +25%#571ABE
Less saturated −25%#655088

Channel breakdown

R94
G53
B163
Red94 (36.9%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue262.36°
Saturation (HSL)50.93%
Lightness42.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G 35 · B A3

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