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Recognised as Colour

#5E4D86

  • #5E4D86
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5E4D86 is a violet with RGB values 94, 77, 134 and HSL 258°, 27%, 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

#5E4D86#5E4D86
HEX#5E4D86
RGBrgb(94, 77, 134)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.302, 0.5255
RGB percentages36.9%, 30.2%, 52.5%
HSLhsl(257.9, 27%, 41.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.9, 42.5%, 52.5%)
CMYK29.9%, 42.5%, 0%, 47.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,180,230
CSS custom property--colour: #5E4D86;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09409WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.29:1
Contrast with white7.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#A1B279

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3D5788no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Deuteranopia#405685no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Tritanopia#565763no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.9Steel blue · ΔE 29.2Midnight blue · ΔE 31.1Medium purple · ΔE 32Slate blue · ΔE 33.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 15.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#75864D
Analogous#4D5886, #7B4D86
Triadic#865E4D, #4D865E
Split complementary#867B4D, #58864D
Tetradic#864D58, #75864D, #4D867B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CAC3DC
Lighter +30%#AEA2CA
Lighter +20%#9282B7
Lighter +10%#7562A4
Darker −10%#473A66
Darker −20%#312845
Darker −30%#1A1525
Darker −40%#030304
More saturated +25%#5333A0
Less saturated −25%#69676C

Channel breakdown

R94
G77
B134
Red94 (36.9%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue134 (52.5%)
Hue257.89°
Saturation (HSL)27.01%
Lightness41.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G 4D · B 86

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