Colour

#5F39A5

#5F39A5
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Rebecca purple

#5F39A5 is a violet with RGB values 95, 57, 165 and HSL 261°, 49%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

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HEX#5F39A5

RGBrgb(95, 57, 165)

RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.2235, 0.6471

RGB percentages37.3%, 22.4%, 64.7%

HSLhsl(261.1, 48.6%, 43.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.1, 65.5%, 64.7%)

CMYK42.4%, 65.5%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,240,677

CSS custom property--colour: #5F39A5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08076WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness87.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.03:1

Contrast with white8.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#494949

Inverted#A0C65A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0051A8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#004FA3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original

Tritanopia#4D526Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 5.7 Slate blue · ΔE 13.5 Indigo · ΔE 17.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.7 Midnight blue · ΔE 20.8 Medium purple · ΔE 21.4

Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 5.66, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#7FA539

Analogous#3949A5, #9539A5

Triadic#A55F39, #39A55F

Split complementary#A59539, #49A539

Tetradic#A53949, #7FA539, #39A595

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#CFC1E9

Lighter +30%#B29BDC

Lighter +20%#9575CF

Lighter +10%#774FC2

Darker −10%#492C7F

Darker −20%#331F59

Darker −30%#1E1233

Darker −40%#08050D

More saturated +25%#571DC1

Less saturated −25%#675589

Channel breakdown

R95

G57

B165

Red95 (37.3%)

Green57 (22.4%)

Blue165 (64.7%)

Hue261.11°

Saturation (HSL)48.65%

Lightness43.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5F · G 39 · B A5

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