Colour

#5E4477

#5E4477
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5E4477 is a violet with RGB values 94, 68, 119 and HSL 271°, 27%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5E4477#5E4477

HEX#5E4477

RGBrgb(94, 68, 119)

RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.2667, 0.4667

RGB percentages36.9%, 26.7%, 46.7%

HSLhsl(270.6, 27.3%, 36.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270.6, 42.9%, 46.7%)

CMYK21%, 42.9%, 0%, 53.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,177,911

CSS custom property--colour: #5E4477;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07846WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness83.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.17:1

Contrast with white8.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D

Inverted#A1BB88

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#384E79no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#3E4F76no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original

Tritanopia#5A4C58no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 30.4 Midnight blue · ΔE 31.8 Steel blue · ΔE 33 Slate grey · ΔE 34.1 Dim grey · ΔE 35.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 17.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5D7744

Analogous#444477, #774477

Triadic#775E44, #44775E

Split complementary#777744, #447744

Tetradic#774544, #5D7744, #447777

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C4B3D4

Lighter +30%#AA93C1

Lighter +20%#9172AF

Lighter +10%#785797

Darker −10%#443157

Darker −20%#2B1F36

Darker −30%#110C16

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#5E2D8E

Less saturated −25%#5E5B60

Channel breakdown

R94

G68

B119

Red94 (36.9%)

Green68 (26.7%)

Blue119 (46.7%)

Hue270.59°

Saturation (HSL)27.27%

Lightness36.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5E · G 44 · B 77

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