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Colour

#5E506B

  • #5E506B
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5E506B is a violet with RGB values 94, 80, 107 and HSL 271°, 14%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5E506B#5E506B
HEX#5E506B
RGBrgb(94, 80, 107)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.3137, 0.4196
RGB percentages36.9%, 31.4%, 42%
HSLhsl(271.1, 14.4%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.1, 25.2%, 42%)
CMYK12.1%, 25.2%, 0%, 58%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,180,971
CSS custom property--colour: #5E506B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09179WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.41:1
Contrast with white7.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#A1AF94

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C556Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E566Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Tritanopia#5C5459no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 19.5Slate grey · ΔE 21.7Light slate grey · ΔE 24.1Gray · ΔE 24.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.7Steel blue · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 19.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5D6B50
Analogous#51506B, #6B506B
Triadic#6B5E50, #506B5E
Split complementary#6A6B50, #506B51
Tetradic#6B5150, #5D6B50, #506B6B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C4BBCC
Lighter +30%#AA9EB6
Lighter +20%#9181A0
Lighter +10%#786688
Darker −10%#443A4E
Darker −20%#2B2431
Darker −30%#110F13
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5F3982
Less saturated −25%#5E5E5E

Channel breakdown

R94
G80
B107
Red94 (36.9%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue107 (42%)
Hue271.11°
Saturation (HSL)14.44%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G 50 · B 6B

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