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Recognised as Colour

#5F2C79

  • #5F2C79
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5F2C79 is a violet with RGB values 95, 44, 121 and HSL 280°, 47%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5F2C79#5F2C79
HEX#5F2C79
RGBrgb(95, 44, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.1725, 0.4745
RGB percentages37.3%, 17.3%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(279.7, 46.7%, 32.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.7, 63.6%, 47.5%)
CMYK21.5%, 63.6%, 0%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,237,305
CSS custom property--colour: #5F2C79;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05615WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness74.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.89:1
Contrast with white9.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#A0D386

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0F407Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#274477no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Tritanopia#5C3A4Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 14.6Midnight blue · ΔE 20.3Purple · ΔE 22Indigo · ΔE 25.1Dark magenta · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 13.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#46792C
Analogous#382C79, #792C6D
Triadic#795F2C, #2C795F
Split complementary#6C792C, #2C7939
Tetradic#79392C, #46792C, #2C6D79

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C398D9
Lighter +30%#AE72CC
Lighter +20%#984DBE
Lighter +10%#7C3A9E
Darker −10%#421E54
Darker −20%#24112E
Darker −30%#070309
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#66178E
Less saturated −25%#584164

Channel breakdown

R95
G44
B121
Red95 (37.3%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue279.74°
Saturation (HSL)46.67%
Lightness32.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G 2C · B 79

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