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Recognised as Colour

#5E487A

  • #5E487A
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5E487A is a violet with RGB values 94, 72, 122 and HSL 266°, 26%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5E487A#5E487A
HEX#5E487A
RGBrgb(94, 72, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.2824, 0.4784
RGB percentages36.9%, 28.2%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(266.4, 25.8%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.4, 41%, 47.8%)
CMYK23%, 41%, 0%, 52.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,178,938
CSS custom property--colour: #5E487A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0842WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.82:1
Contrast with white7.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#A1B785

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C517Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#415279no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Tritanopia#59505Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.4Steel blue · ΔE 31Rebecca purple · ΔE 31.6Slate grey · ΔE 32.2Midnight blue · ΔE 33Dim grey · ΔE 33.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#647A48
Analogous#484B7A, #77487A
Triadic#7A5E48, #487A5E
Split complementary#7A7748, #4B7A48
Tetradic#7A484B, #647A48, #487A77

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C5B9D5
Lighter +30%#AB98C3
Lighter +20%#9178B0
Lighter +10%#775B9A
Darker −10%#45355A
Darker −20%#2D223A
Darker −30%#140F1A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5B3092
Less saturated −25%#616062

Channel breakdown

R94
G72
B122
Red94 (36.9%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue266.4°
Saturation (HSL)25.77%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G 48 · B 7A

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