Colour

#5E4D72

#5E4D72
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#5E4D72 is a violet with RGB values 94, 77, 114 and HSL 268°, 19%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#5E4D72

RGBrgb(94, 77, 114)

RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.302, 0.4471

RGB percentages36.9%, 30.2%, 44.7%

HSLhsl(267.6, 19.4%, 37.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(267.6, 32.5%, 44.7%)

CMYK17.5%, 32.5%, 0%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,180,210

CSS custom property--colour: #5E4D72;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08902WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness87.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.55:1

Contrast with white7.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#535353

Inverted#A1B28D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#465473no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#495471no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original

Tritanopia#5B525Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 25.5 Slate grey · ΔE 25.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.6 Steel blue · ΔE 28.9 Gray · ΔE 29.9

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 25.49, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#61724D

Analogous#4D4E72, #714D72

Triadic#725E4D, #4D725E

Split complementary#72714D, #4E724D

Tetradic#724D4E, #61724D, #4D7271

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C5BAD1

Lighter +30%#AB9CBC

Lighter +20%#917DA8

Lighter +10%#776290

Darker −10%#453854

Darker −20%#2C2435

Darker −30%#130F17

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#5C358A

Less saturated −25%#606060

Channel breakdown

R94

G77

B114

Red94 (36.9%)

Green77 (30.2%)

Blue114 (44.7%)

Hue267.57°

Saturation (HSL)19.37%

Lightness37.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5E · G 4D · B 72

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