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Colour

#5E439A

  • #5E439A
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5E439A is a violet with RGB values 94, 67, 154 and HSL 259°, 39%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5E439A#5E439A
HEX#5E439A
RGBrgb(94, 67, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.2627, 0.6039
RGB percentages36.9%, 26.3%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(258.6, 39.4%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.6, 56.5%, 60.4%)
CMYK39%, 56.5%, 0%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,177,690
CSS custom property--colour: #5E439A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08727WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.65:1
Contrast with white7.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#A1BC65

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#19549Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#225298no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Tritanopia#4F5568no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 7.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 11.5Slate blue · ΔE 17.6Midnight blue · ΔE 20.5Medium purple · ΔE 21.1Royal blue · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 7.85, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7F9A43
Analogous#43539A, #8A439A
Triadic#9A5E43, #439A5E
Split complementary#9A8A43, #539A43
Tetradic#9A4353, #7F9A43, #439A8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CEC4E5
Lighter +30%#B1A0D6
Lighter +20%#947DC6
Lighter +10%#7659B7
Darker −10%#483476
Darker −20%#332453
Darker −30%#1D152F
Darker −40%#07050C
More saturated +25%#5427B6
Less saturated −25%#685F7E

Channel breakdown

R94
G67
B154
Red94 (36.9%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue258.62°
Saturation (HSL)39.37%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G 43 · B 9A

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