Colour

#5E419D

#5E419D
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Rebecca purple

#5E419D is a violet with RGB values 94, 65, 157 and HSL 259°, 41%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

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HEX#5E419D

RGBrgb(94, 65, 157)

RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.2549, 0.6157

RGB percentages36.9%, 25.5%, 61.6%

HSLhsl(258.9, 41.4%, 43.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(258.9, 58.6%, 61.6%)

CMYK40.1%, 58.6%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,177,181

CSS custom property--colour: #5E419D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08595WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness89.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.72:1

Contrast with white7.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E

Inverted#A1BE62

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0C54A0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#19519Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original

Tritanopia#4E5568no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 10 Slate blue · ΔE 15.7 Midnight blue · ΔE 19.8 Medium purple · ΔE 20.4 Indigo · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 9.03, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#809D41

Analogous#41529D, #8C419D

Triadic#9D5E41, #419D5E

Split complementary#9D8C41, #529D41

Tetradic#9D4152, #809D41, #419D8C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CFC4E6

Lighter +30%#B1A0D7

Lighter +20%#947BC9

Lighter +10%#7657BA

Darker −10%#483279

Darker −20%#332355

Darker −30%#1D1431

Darker −40%#08050D

More saturated +25%#5425B9

Less saturated −25%#685D81

Channel breakdown

R94

G65

B157

Red94 (36.9%)

Green65 (25.5%)

Blue157 (61.6%)

Hue258.91°

Saturation (HSL)41.44%

Lightness43.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5E · G 41 · B 9D

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