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Recognised as Colour

#5E4C87

  • #5E4C87
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5E4C87 is a violet with RGB values 94, 76, 135 and HSL 258°, 28%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5E4C87#5E4C87
HEX#5E4C87
RGBrgb(94, 76, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.298, 0.5294
RGB percentages36.9%, 29.8%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(258.3, 28%, 41.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.3, 43.7%, 52.9%)
CMYK30.4%, 43.7%, 0%, 47.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,179,975
CSS custom property--colour: #5E4C87;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09298WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.34:1
Contrast with white7.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#A1B378

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3B5689no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#3E5586no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Tritanopia#555763no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.6Steel blue · ΔE 30Midnight blue · ΔE 30.1Medium purple · ΔE 31.1Slate blue · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 13.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#75874C
Analogous#4C5787, #7C4C87
Triadic#875E4C, #4C875E
Split complementary#877B4C, #57874C
Tetradic#874C57, #75874C, #4C877C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CAC2DD
Lighter +30%#AEA2CA
Lighter +20%#9281B8
Lighter +10%#7560A6
Darker −10%#473A66
Darker −20%#312746
Darker −30%#1A1525
Darker −40%#030304
More saturated +25%#5432A1
Less saturated −25%#68666D

Channel breakdown

R94
G76
B135
Red94 (36.9%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue258.31°
Saturation (HSL)27.96%
Lightness41.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G 4C · B 87

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