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Recognised as Colour

#5F1971

  • #5F1971
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#5F1971 is a violet with RGB values 95, 25, 113 and HSL 288°, 64%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#5F1971#5F1971
HEX#5F1971
RGBrgb(95, 25, 113)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.098, 0.4431
RGB percentages37.3%, 9.8%, 44.3%
HSLhsl(287.7, 63.8%, 27.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.7, 77.9%, 44.3%)
CMYK15.9%, 77.9%, 0%, 55.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,232,433
CSS custom property--colour: #5F1971;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0432WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness67.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.27:1
Contrast with white11.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#A0E68E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003673no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#1E3D6Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.2 from the original
Tritanopia#5F2B44no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 14.4Purple · ΔE 15.7Indigo · ΔE 19.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.2Dark magenta · ΔE 20.3Midnight blue · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 14.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2B7119
Analogous#331971, #711957
Triadic#715F19, #19715F
Split complementary#577119, #197133
Tetradic#713319, #2B7119, #195771

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CB75E1
Lighter +30%#BB4CD7
Lighter +20%#A52BC5
Lighter +10%#82229B
Darker −10%#3C1047
Darker −20%#19071D
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#690882
Less saturated −25%#552A60

Channel breakdown

R95
G25
B113
Red95 (37.3%)
Green25 (9.8%)
Blue113 (44.3%)
Hue287.73°
Saturation (HSL)63.77%
Lightness27.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G 19 · B 71

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