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Recognised as Colour

#5F3A86

  • #5F3A86
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5F3A86 is a violet with RGB values 95, 58, 134 and HSL 269°, 40%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5F3A86#5F3A86
HEX#5F3A86
RGBrgb(95, 58, 134)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.2275, 0.5255
RGB percentages37.3%, 22.7%, 52.5%
HSLhsl(269.2, 39.6%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.2, 56.7%, 52.5%)
CMYK29.1%, 56.7%, 0%, 47.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,240,902
CSS custom property--colour: #5F3A86;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0718WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.62:1
Contrast with white8.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#A0C579

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1E4B89no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#2B4C84no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original
Tritanopia#58485Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 8.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 14.9Midnight blue · ΔE 20.9Slate blue · ΔE 25.1Purple · ΔE 26.7Medium purple · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 8.45, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#61863A
Analogous#3A3B86, #853A86
Triadic#865F3A, #3A865F
Split complementary#86853A, #3B863A
Tetradic#863A3B, #61863A, #3A8685

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C5AFDD
Lighter +30%#AC8CCD
Lighter +20%#9268BE
Lighter +10%#7849AA
Darker −10%#462B62
Darker −20%#2D1B3F
Darker −30%#130C1B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5E229E
Less saturated −25%#60526E

Channel breakdown

R95
G58
B134
Red95 (37.3%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue134 (52.5%)
Hue269.21°
Saturation (HSL)39.58%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G 3A · B 86

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