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Colour

#5E427B

  • #5E427B
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5E427B is a violet with RGB values 94, 66, 123 and HSL 269°, 30%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5E427B#5E427B
HEX#5E427B
RGBrgb(94, 66, 123)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.2588, 0.4824
RGB percentages36.9%, 25.9%, 48.2%
HSLhsl(269.5, 30.2%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.5, 46.3%, 48.2%)
CMYK23.6%, 46.3%, 0%, 51.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,177,403
CSS custom property--colour: #5E427B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07706WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.26:1
Contrast with white8.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#A1BD84

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#344E7Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#3A4F7Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Tritanopia#594B58no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.7Midnight blue · ΔE 28.8Medium purple · ΔE 33.3Slate blue · ΔE 34.2Steel blue · ΔE 34.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 14.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5F7B42
Analogous#42437B, #7A427B
Triadic#7B5E42, #427B5E
Split complementary#7B7A42, #437B42
Tetradic#7B4243, #5F7B42, #427B7A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C4B3D6
Lighter +30%#AB92C4
Lighter +20%#9170B3
Lighter +10%#77549C
Darker −10%#45305A
Darker −20%#2B1E39
Darker −30%#120D17
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5E2A93
Less saturated −25%#5E5A63

Channel breakdown

R94
G66
B123
Red94 (36.9%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue123 (48.2%)
Hue269.47°
Saturation (HSL)30.16%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G 42 · B 7B

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