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Recognised as Colour

#5E3F72

  • #5E3F72
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5E3F72 is a violet with RGB values 94, 63, 114 and HSL 276°, 29%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5E3F72#5E3F72
HEX#5E3F72
RGBrgb(94, 63, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.2471, 0.4471
RGB percentages36.9%, 24.7%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(276.5, 28.8%, 34.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.5, 44.7%, 44.7%)
CMYK17.5%, 44.7%, 0%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,176,626
CSS custom property--colour: #5E3F72;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0715WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.64:1
Contrast with white8.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#A1C08D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#344A74no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C4C71no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Tritanopia#5C4753no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.7Midnight blue · ΔE 31.1Steel blue · ΔE 35.5Slate grey · ΔE 36Dim grey · ΔE 36.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 17.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#53723F
Analogous#453F72, #723F6C
Triadic#725E3F, #3F725E
Split complementary#6D723F, #3F7244
Tetradic#72443F, #53723F, #3F6C72

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C3ACD1
Lighter +30%#AB8BBF
Lighter +20%#936AAD
Lighter +10%#795193
Darker −10%#432D51
Darker −20%#281B30
Darker −30%#0D090F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#632988
Less saturated −25%#59555C

Channel breakdown

R94
G63
B114
Red94 (36.9%)
Green63 (24.7%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue276.47°
Saturation (HSL)28.81%
Lightness34.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G 3F · B 72

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