Colour

#5F3E72

#5F3E72
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5F3E72 is a violet with RGB values 95, 62, 114 and HSL 278°, 30%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#5F3E72

RGBrgb(95, 62, 114)

RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.2431, 0.4471

RGB percentages37.3%, 24.3%, 44.7%

HSLhsl(278.1, 29.5%, 34.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(278.1, 45.6%, 44.7%)

CMYK16.7%, 45.6%, 0%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,241,906

CSS custom property--colour: #5F3E72;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07093WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness80.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.68:1

Contrast with white8.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#494949

Inverted#A0C18D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#334A74no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#3C4C71no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original

Tritanopia#5D4652no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 29 Midnight blue · ΔE 30.6 Purple · ΔE 36.2 Steel blue · ΔE 36.3 Medium purple · ΔE 36.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 17.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#51723E

Analogous#453E72, #723E6B

Triadic#725F3E, #3E725F

Split complementary#6B723E, #3E7245

Tetradic#72453E, #51723E, #3E6B72

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C3ABD1

Lighter +30%#AC8ABF

Lighter +20%#9469AD

Lighter +10%#7B5093

Darker −10%#432C51

Darker −20%#281A30

Darker −30%#0C080F

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#652888

Less saturated −25%#59545C

Channel breakdown

R95

G62

B114

Red95 (37.3%)

Green62 (24.3%)

Blue114 (44.7%)

Hue278.08°

Saturation (HSL)29.55%

Lightness34.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5F · G 3E · B 72

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