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Recognised as Colour

#5F366D

  • #5F366D
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5F366D is a violet with RGB values 95, 54, 109 and HSL 285°, 34%, 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

#5F366D#5F366D
HEX#5F366D
RGBrgb(95, 54, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.2118, 0.4275
RGB percentages37.3%, 21.2%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(284.7, 33.7%, 32%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.7, 50.5%, 42.7%)
CMYK12.8%, 50.5%, 0%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,239,853
CSS custom property--colour: #5F366D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06175WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.4:1
Contrast with white9.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#A0C992

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2C446Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#38486Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Tritanopia#5F3E4Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.8Midnight blue · ΔE 28.7Purple · ΔE 32.6Medium purple · ΔE 36.7Dark magenta · ΔE 36.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 17.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#446D36
Analogous#44366D, #6D365F
Triadic#6D5F36, #366D5F
Split complementary#5F6D36, #366D44
Tetradic#6D4436, #446D36, #365F6D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C39FD0
Lighter +30%#AE7DBF
Lighter +20%#995BAE
Lighter +10%#7D478F
Darker −10%#41254B
Darker −20%#241429
Darker −30%#060307
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#692281
Less saturated −25%#554A59

Channel breakdown

R95
G54
B109
Red95 (37.3%)
Green54 (21.2%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue284.73°
Saturation (HSL)33.74%
Lightness31.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G 36 · B 6D

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