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Recognised as Colour

#5E4374

  • #5E4374
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5E4374 is a violet with RGB values 94, 67, 116 and HSL 273°, 27%, 36%. 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

#5E4374#5E4374
HEX#5E4374
RGBrgb(94, 67, 116)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.2627, 0.4549
RGB percentages36.9%, 26.3%, 45.5%
HSLhsl(273.1, 26.8%, 35.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.1, 42.2%, 45.5%)
CMYK19%, 42.2%, 0%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,177,652
CSS custom property--colour: #5E4374;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07655WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.3:1
Contrast with white8.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#A1BC8B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#394D76no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#3F4F73no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Tritanopia#5B4A56no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 31.4Midnight blue · ΔE 32.6Steel blue · ΔE 33.4Slate grey · ΔE 33.7Dim grey · ΔE 34.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#597443
Analogous#464374, #744372
Triadic#745E43, #43745E
Split complementary#727443, #437446
Tetradic#744643, #597443, #437274

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C3B1D2
Lighter +30%#AA91BF
Lighter +20%#9270AD
Lighter +10%#785694
Darker −10%#443054
Darker −20%#2A1E33
Darker −30%#0F0B13
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#602C8B
Less saturated −25%#5C5A5D

Channel breakdown

R94
G67
B116
Red94 (36.9%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue116 (45.5%)
Hue273.06°
Saturation (HSL)26.78%
Lightness35.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G 43 · B 74

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