Colour

#5E4574

#5E4574
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5E4574 is a violet with RGB values 94, 69, 116 and HSL 272°, 25%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#5E4574

RGBrgb(94, 69, 116)

RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.2706, 0.4549

RGB percentages36.9%, 27.1%, 45.5%

HSLhsl(271.9, 25.4%, 36.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(271.9, 40.5%, 45.5%)

CMYK19%, 40.5%, 0%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,178,164

CSS custom property--colour: #5E4574;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07897WCAG 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 8.14:1

Contrast with white8.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E

Inverted#A1BA8B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3B4E76no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#415073no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original

Tritanopia#5B4C57no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.1 Slate grey · ΔE 32.2 Steel blue · ΔE 32.4 Dim grey · ΔE 32.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 32.8 Midnight blue · ΔE 33.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 20.05, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5B7445

Analogous#474574, #744572

Triadic#745E45, #45745E

Split complementary#727445, #457446

Tetradic#744645, #5B7445, #457274

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C3B3D2

Lighter +30%#AA93BF

Lighter +20%#9173AC

Lighter +10%#785894

Darker −10%#443254

Darker −20%#2A1F34

Darker −30%#100C14

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#5F2E8B

Less saturated −25%#5D5C5D

Channel breakdown

R94

G69

B116

Red94 (36.9%)

Green69 (27.1%)

Blue116 (45.5%)

Hue271.91°

Saturation (HSL)25.41%

Lightness36.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5E · G 45 · B 74

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