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Recognised as Colour

#5F2F79

  • #5F2F79
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5F2F79 is a violet with RGB values 95, 47, 121 and HSL 279°, 44%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5F2F79#5F2F79
HEX#5F2F79
RGBrgb(95, 47, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.1843, 0.4745
RGB percentages37.3%, 18.4%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(278.9, 44%, 32.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.9, 61.2%, 47.5%)
CMYK21.5%, 61.2%, 0%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,238,073
CSS custom property--colour: #5F2F79;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05846WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.68:1
Contrast with white9.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#A0D086

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#16427Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#2A4577no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Tritanopia#5C3C4Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 12.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 16Midnight blue · ΔE 21Purple · ΔE 23.7Indigo · ΔE 27Dark magenta · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 12.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#49792F
Analogous#3A2F79, #792F6E
Triadic#795F2F, #2F795F
Split complementary#6E792F, #2F793A
Tetradic#793A2F, #49792F, #2F6E79

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C39CD8
Lighter +30%#AD77CA
Lighter +20%#9752BC
Lighter +10%#7C3D9E
Darker −10%#422154
Darker −20%#251230
Darker −30%#08040B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#651A8E
Less saturated −25%#594464

Channel breakdown

R95
G47
B121
Red95 (37.3%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue278.92°
Saturation (HSL)44.05%
Lightness32.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G 2F · B 79

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