Colour

#5E576D

#5E576D
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#5E576D is a violet with RGB values 94, 87, 109 and HSL 259°, 11%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5E576D#5E576D

HEX#5E576D

RGBrgb(94, 87, 109)

RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.3412, 0.4275

RGB percentages36.9%, 34.1%, 42.7%

HSLhsl(259.1, 11.2%, 38.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(259.1, 20.2%, 42.7%)

CMYK13.8%, 20.2%, 0%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,182,765

CSS custom property--colour: #5E576D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.103WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness91.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.86:1

Contrast with white6.86:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A

Inverted#A1A892

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#535A6Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#545A6Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Tritanopia#5C5A5Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 15.1 Slate grey · ΔE 17.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.2 Gray · ΔE 20.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.1 Steel blue · ΔE 27.6

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 15.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#666D57

Analogous#575B6D, #69576D

Triadic#6D5E57, #576D5E

Split complementary#6D6957, #5B6D57

Tetradic#6D575B, #666D57, #576D69

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C6C2CE

Lighter +30%#ABA5B8

Lighter +20%#9189A1

Lighter +10%#766E89

Darker −10%#464051

Darker −20%#2D2A34

Darker −30%#151318

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#553E85

Less saturated −25%#626262

Channel breakdown

R94

G87

B109

Red94 (36.9%)

Green87 (34.1%)

Blue109 (42.7%)

Hue259.09°

Saturation (HSL)11.22%

Lightness38.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5E · G 57 · B 6D

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