Colour

#5E596C

#5E596C
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#5E596C is a violet with RGB values 94, 89, 108 and HSL 256°, 10%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#5E596C

RGBrgb(94, 89, 108)

RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.349, 0.4235

RGB percentages36.9%, 34.9%, 42.4%

HSLhsl(255.8, 9.6%, 38.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(255.8, 17.6%, 42.4%)

CMYK13%, 17.6%, 0%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,183,276

CSS custom property--colour: #5E596C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10607WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness92.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.73:1

Contrast with white6.73:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B

Inverted#A1A693

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#555C6Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#565B6Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Tritanopia#5C5C5Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 13.1 Slate grey · ΔE 16.2 Gray · ΔE 18.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 19 Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.5 Steel blue · ΔE 27.9

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 13.07, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#676C59

Analogous#595E6C, #67596C

Triadic#6C5E59, #596C5E

Split complementary#6C6859, #5E6C59

Tetradic#6C595E, #676C59, #596C68

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C6C3CE

Lighter +30%#ABA7B7

Lighter +20%#918BA0

Lighter +10%#767088

Darker −10%#464250

Darker −20%#2D2B34

Darker −30%#151418

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#524085

Less saturated −25%#626262

Channel breakdown

R94

G89

B108

Red94 (36.9%)

Green89 (34.9%)

Blue108 (42.4%)

Hue255.79°

Saturation (HSL)9.64%

Lightness38.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5E · G 59 · B 6C

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