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Recognised as Colour

#5F2EAD

  • #5F2EAD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#5F2EAD is a violet with RGB values 95, 46, 173 and HSL 263°, 58%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#5F2EAD#5F2EAD
HEX#5F2EAD
RGBrgb(95, 46, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.1804, 0.6784
RGB percentages37.3%, 18%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(263.1, 58%, 42.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(263.1, 73.4%, 67.8%)
CMYK45.1%, 73.4%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,237,869
CSS custom property--colour: #5F2EAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07404WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.47:1
Contrast with white8.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#A0D152

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004EB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#004BABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.6 from the original
Tritanopia#494F6Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 13.9Indigo · ΔE 14Slate blue · ΔE 18.3Dark orchid · ΔE 19.2Dark blue · ΔE 20.2Navy · ΔE 20.5
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 13.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7CAD2E
Analogous#2E3DAD, #9E2EAD
Triadic#AD5F2E, #2EAD5F
Split complementary#AD9F2E, #3CAD2E
Tetradic#AD2E3D, #7CAD2E, #2EAD9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CEBAED
Lighter +30%#B192E2
Lighter +20%#946AD7
Lighter +10%#7741CD
Darker −10%#492385
Darker −20%#33195C
Darker −30%#1D0E34
Darker −40%#07030C
More saturated +25%#5913C8
Less saturated −25%#654992

Channel breakdown

R95
G46
B173
Red95 (37.3%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue263.15°
Saturation (HSL)57.99%
Lightness42.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G 2E · B AD

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