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Recognised as Colour

#5E5174

  • #5E5174
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#5E5174 is a violet with RGB values 94, 81, 116 and HSL 262°, 18%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#5E5174#5E5174
HEX#5E5174
RGBrgb(94, 81, 116)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.3176, 0.4549
RGB percentages36.9%, 31.8%, 45.5%
HSLhsl(262.3, 17.8%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.3, 30.2%, 45.5%)
CMYK19%, 30.2%, 0%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,181,236
CSS custom property--colour: #5E5174;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09525WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.23:1
Contrast with white7.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#A1AE8B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4A5775no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#4C5773no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Tritanopia#5A565Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 23.3Dim grey · ΔE 23.5Light slate grey · ΔE 25.4Steel blue · ΔE 27.2Gray · ΔE 27.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 23.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#677451
Analogous#515574, #705174
Triadic#745E51, #51745E
Split complementary#747051, #557451
Tetradic#745155, #677451, #517470

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C6BFD2
Lighter +30%#ABA1BD
Lighter +20%#9183A8
Lighter +10%#766692
Darker −10%#463C56
Darker −20%#2D2738
Darker −30%#15121A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#58388D
Less saturated −25%#626262

Channel breakdown

R94
G81
B116
Red94 (36.9%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue116 (45.5%)
Hue262.29°
Saturation (HSL)17.77%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G 51 · B 74

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