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Recognised as Colour

#5E4592

  • #5E4592
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5E4592 is a violet with RGB values 94, 69, 146 and HSL 259°, 36%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5E4592#5E4592
HEX#5E4592
RGBrgb(94, 69, 146)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.2706, 0.5725
RGB percentages36.9%, 27.1%, 57.3%
HSLhsl(259.5, 35.8%, 42.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.5, 52.7%, 57.3%)
CMYK35.6%, 52.7%, 0%, 42.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,178,194
CSS custom property--colour: #5E4592;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08711WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.66:1
Contrast with white7.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#A1BA6D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#285495no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#2E5290no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Tritanopia#525465no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 6.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.6Midnight blue · ΔE 22.5Slate blue · ΔE 22.6Medium purple · ΔE 23.9Royal blue · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 6.19, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#799245
Analogous#455392, #844592
Triadic#925E45, #45925E
Split complementary#928445, #529245
Tetradic#924553, #799245, #459284

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCC1E2
Lighter +30%#AF9FD1
Lighter +20%#927CC1
Lighter +10%#7659B1
Darker −10%#48356F
Darker −20%#31244D
Darker −30%#1B142A
Darker −40%#050407
More saturated +25%#552AAD
Less saturated −25%#676077

Channel breakdown

R94
G69
B146
Red94 (36.9%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue146 (57.3%)
Hue259.48°
Saturation (HSL)35.81%
Lightness42.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G 45 · B 92

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