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Recognised as Colour

#5F3780

  • #5F3780
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5F3780 is a violet with RGB values 95, 55, 128 and HSL 273°, 40%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5F3780#5F3780
HEX#5F3780
RGBrgb(95, 55, 128)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.2157, 0.502
RGB percentages37.3%, 21.6%, 50.2%
HSLhsl(272.9, 39.9%, 35.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272.9, 57%, 50.2%)
CMYK25.8%, 57%, 0%, 49.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,240,128
CSS custom property--colour: #5F3780;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06724WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.96:1
Contrast with white8.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#A0C87F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1F4882no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#2C4A7Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original
Tritanopia#5A4456no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 10Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.4Midnight blue · ΔE 21.5Purple · ΔE 26.5Slate blue · ΔE 27.4Medium purple · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 9.95, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#588037
Analogous#3A3780, #80377D
Triadic#805F37, #37805F
Split complementary#7C8037, #37803B
Tetradic#803B37, #588037, #377D80

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C4A9DA
Lighter +30%#AB85CB
Lighter +20%#9362BB
Lighter +10%#7946A4
Darker −10%#45285C
Darker −20%#2A1839
Darker −30%#100915
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#612097
Less saturated −25%#5D4E69

Channel breakdown

R95
G55
B128
Red95 (37.3%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue128 (50.2%)
Hue272.88°
Saturation (HSL)39.89%
Lightness35.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G 37 · B 80

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