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Recognised as Colour

#5E486D

  • #5E486D
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5E486D is a violet with RGB values 94, 72, 109 and HSL 276°, 20%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5E486D#5E486D
HEX#5E486D
RGBrgb(94, 72, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.2824, 0.4275
RGB percentages36.9%, 28.2%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(275.7, 20.4%, 35.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.7, 33.9%, 42.7%)
CMYK13.8%, 33.9%, 0%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,178,925
CSS custom property--colour: #5E486D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08119WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8:1
Contrast with white8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#A1B792

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#424F6Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#46516Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Tritanopia#5C4D55no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 26Dim grey · ΔE 26.8Slate grey · ΔE 27.7Light slate grey · ΔE 29.8Steel blue · ΔE 31.4Gray · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 26.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#576D48
Analogous#4B486D, #6D486A
Triadic#6D5E48, #486D5E
Split complementary#6A6D48, #486D4C
Tetradic#6D4C48, #576D48, #486A6D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C3B4CD
Lighter +30%#AA95B9
Lighter +20%#9276A5
Lighter +10%#785C8C
Darker −10%#44344E
Darker −20%#291F30
Darker −30%#0F0B11
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#623184
Less saturated −25%#5A5A5A

Channel breakdown

R94
G72
B109
Red94 (36.9%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue275.68°
Saturation (HSL)20.44%
Lightness35.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G 48 · B 6D

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