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Colour

#5E5566

  • #5E5566
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5E5566 is a violet with RGB values 94, 85, 102 and HSL 272°, 9%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5E5566#5E5566
HEX#5E5566
RGBrgb(94, 85, 102)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.3333, 0.4
RGB percentages36.9%, 33.3%, 40%
HSLhsl(271.8, 9.1%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.8, 16.7%, 40%)
CMYK7.8%, 16.7%, 0%, 60%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,182,246
CSS custom property--colour: #5E5566;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09836WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.08:1
Contrast with white7.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#A1AA99

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#535867no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#545965no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Tritanopia#5D575Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 13.1Slate grey · ΔE 18.1Gray · ΔE 19.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.6Light slate grey · ΔE 20.9Steel blue · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 13.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5D6655
Analogous#565566, #665566
Triadic#665E55, #55665E
Split complementary#666655, #556656
Tetradic#665655, #5D6655, #556666

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C4BEC9
Lighter +30%#AAA2B2
Lighter +20%#91869B
Lighter +10%#786C82
Darker −10%#443E4A
Darker −20%#2B272E
Darker −30%#110F13
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5F3E7D
Less saturated −25%#5E5E5E

Channel breakdown

R94
G85
B102
Red94 (36.9%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue102 (40%)
Hue271.76°
Saturation (HSL)9.09%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G 55 · B 66

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