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Recognised as Colour

#5F3979

  • #5F3979
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5F3979 is a violet with RGB values 95, 57, 121 and HSL 276°, 36%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5F3979#5F3979
HEX#5F3979
RGBrgb(95, 57, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.2235, 0.4745
RGB percentages37.3%, 22.4%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(275.6, 36%, 34.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.6, 52.9%, 47.5%)
CMYK21.5%, 52.9%, 0%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,240,633
CSS custom property--colour: #5F3979;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0674WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.94:1
Contrast with white8.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#A0C686

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#28487Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#334A77no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Tritanopia#5C4453no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 12.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.6Midnight blue · ΔE 24.9Purple · ΔE 30Slate blue · ΔE 31.7Medium purple · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 12.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#537939
Analogous#3F3979, #793973
Triadic#795F39, #39795F
Split complementary#737939, #39793F
Tetradic#793F39, #537939, #397379

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C3A8D6
Lighter +30%#AC85C6
Lighter +20%#9463B5
Lighter +10%#7A499C
Darker −10%#442956
Darker −20%#291834
Darker −30%#0D0811
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#63238F
Less saturated −25%#5B4F63

Channel breakdown

R95
G57
B121
Red95 (37.3%)
Green57 (22.4%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue275.63°
Saturation (HSL)35.96%
Lightness34.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G 39 · B 79

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