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Recognised as Colour

#5F356F

  • #5F356F
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5F356F is a violet with RGB values 95, 53, 111 and HSL 283°, 35%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5F356F#5F356F
HEX#5F356F
RGBrgb(95, 53, 111)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.2078, 0.4353
RGB percentages37.3%, 20.8%, 43.5%
HSLhsl(283.4, 35.4%, 32.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.4, 52.3%, 43.5%)
CMYK14.4%, 52.3%, 0%, 56.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,239,599
CSS custom property--colour: #5F356F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06127WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.8 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#424242
Inverted#A0CA90

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#294371no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#36476Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Tritanopia#5E3E4Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever 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

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.1Midnight blue · ΔE 27.3Purple · ΔE 31.1Dark magenta · ΔE 35.4Medium purple · ΔE 35.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#456F35
Analogous#42356F, #6F3562
Triadic#6F5F35, #356F5F
Split complementary#626F35, #356F42
Tetradic#6F4235, #456F35, #35626F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C39FD1
Lighter +30%#AE7CC1
Lighter +20%#985AB0
Lighter +10%#7D4592
Darker −10%#41254C
Darker −20%#24142A
Darker −30%#060407
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#682184
Less saturated −25%#564A5A

Channel breakdown

R95
G53
B111
Red95 (37.3%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue111 (43.5%)
Hue283.45°
Saturation (HSL)35.37%
Lightness32.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G 35 · B 6F

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