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Recognised as Colour

#5E4168

  • #5E4168
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5E4168 is a violet with RGB values 94, 65, 104 and HSL 285°, 23%, 33%. 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

#5E4168#5E4168
HEX#5E4168
RGBrgb(94, 65, 104)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.2549, 0.4078
RGB percentages36.9%, 25.5%, 40.8%
HSLhsl(284.6, 23.1%, 33.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.6, 37.5%, 40.8%)
CMYK9.6%, 37.5%, 0%, 59.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,177,128
CSS custom property--colour: #5E4168;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0716WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.7 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#4A4A4A
Inverted#A1BE97

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3B4A69no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#424D67no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Tritanopia#5E464Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.5 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 24.9Dim grey · ΔE 29.7Slate grey · ΔE 31.4Light slate grey · ΔE 33.5Gray · ΔE 34.5Steel blue · ΔE 34.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 24.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4B6841
Analogous#4A4168, #68415E
Triadic#685E41, #41685E
Split complementary#5E6841, #41684B
Tetradic#684B41, #4B6841, #415E68

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C2ABCA
Lighter +30%#AC8BB7
Lighter +20%#956CA3
Lighter +10%#7A5587
Darker −10%#422D49
Darker −20%#251A29
Darker −30%#09060A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#682C7D
Less saturated −25%#545454

Channel breakdown

R94
G65
B104
Red94 (36.9%)
Green65 (25.5%)
Blue104 (40.8%)
Hue284.62°
Saturation (HSL)23.08%
Lightness33.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G 41 · B 68

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