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Recognised as Colour

#5E456C

  • #5E456C
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5E456C is a violet with RGB values 94, 69, 108 and HSL 278°, 22%, 35%. 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

#5E456C#5E456C
HEX#5E456C
RGBrgb(94, 69, 108)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.2706, 0.4235
RGB percentages36.9%, 27.1%, 42.4%
HSLhsl(278.5, 22%, 34.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.5, 36.1%, 42.4%)
CMYK13%, 36.1%, 0%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,178,156
CSS custom property--colour: #5E456C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07719WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82.3 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#4D4D4D
Inverted#A1BA93

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3F4D6Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#444F6Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Tritanopia#5D4A53no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.6 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 24.8Dim grey · ΔE 28.6Slate grey · ΔE 29.6Light slate grey · ΔE 31.7Steel blue · ΔE 32.7Gray · ΔE 33.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 24.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#536C45
Analogous#4B456C, #6C4566
Triadic#6C5E45, #456C5E
Split complementary#666C45, #456C4B
Tetradic#6C4B45, #536C45, #45666C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C3B0CD
Lighter +30%#AB91B9
Lighter +20%#9372A5
Lighter +10%#79598B
Darker −10%#43314D
Darker −20%#281D2E
Darker −30%#0D090F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#642F82
Less saturated −25%#595959

Channel breakdown

R94
G69
B108
Red94 (36.9%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue108 (42.4%)
Hue278.46°
Saturation (HSL)22.03%
Lightness34.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G 45 · B 6C

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