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Recognised as Colour

#5E576F

  • #5E576F
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5E576F is a violet with RGB values 94, 87, 111 and HSL 258°, 12%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5E576F#5E576F
HEX#5E576F
RGBrgb(94, 87, 111)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.3412, 0.4353
RGB percentages36.9%, 34.1%, 43.5%
HSLhsl(257.5, 12.1%, 38.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.5, 21.6%, 43.5%)
CMYK15.3%, 21.6%, 0%, 56.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,182,767
CSS custom property--colour: #5E576F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10344WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.84:1
Contrast with white6.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#A1A890

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#525B70no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#535A6Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Tritanopia#5B5A5Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 16.2Slate grey · ΔE 17.8Light slate grey · ΔE 20.4Gray · ΔE 21.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 23Steel blue · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 16.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#686F57
Analogous#575C6F, #6A576F
Triadic#6F5E57, #576F5E
Split complementary#6F6A57, #5C6F57
Tetradic#6F575C, #686F57, #576F6A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C6C2D0
Lighter +30%#ABA6B9
Lighter +20%#9189A3
Lighter +10%#766D8C
Darker −10%#464152
Darker −20%#2E2A36
Darker −30%#151419
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#543E88
Less saturated −25%#636363

Channel breakdown

R94
G87
B111
Red94 (36.9%)
Green87 (34.1%)
Blue111 (43.5%)
Hue257.5°
Saturation (HSL)12.12%
Lightness38.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G 57 · B 6F

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