Colour

#5F2993

#5F2993
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Rebecca purple

#5F2993 is a violet with RGB values 95, 41, 147 and HSL 271°, 56%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#5F2993#5F2993

HEX#5F2993

RGBrgb(95, 41, 147)

RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.1608, 0.5765

RGB percentages37.3%, 16.1%, 57.6%

HSLhsl(270.6, 56.4%, 36.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270.6, 72.1%, 57.6%)

CMYK35.4%, 72.1%, 0%, 42.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,236,563

CSS custom property--colour: #5F2993;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06125WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness78.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.44:1

Contrast with white9.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C

Inverted#A0D66C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004596no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#004691no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original

Tritanopia#55425Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 4.1 Indigo · ΔE 12.4 Purple · ΔE 18.6 Midnight blue · ΔE 19.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 20 Slate blue · ΔE 20.1

Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 4.06, a close match

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5D9329

Analogous#2A2993, #932992

Triadic#935F29, #29935F

Split complementary#929329, #29932A

Tetradic#932A29, #5D9329, #299293

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C5A3E5

Lighter +30%#AB7BDA

Lighter +20%#9253CF

Lighter +10%#7934BB

Darker −10%#451E6B

Darker −20%#2B1343

Darker −30%#12081B

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#5F11AB

Less saturated −25%#5F417B

Channel breakdown

R95

G41

B147

Red95 (37.3%)

Green41 (16.1%)

Blue147 (57.6%)

Hue270.57°

Saturation (HSL)56.38%

Lightness36.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5F · G 29 · B 93

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