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Colour

#5F3EBD

  • #5F3EBD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#5F3EBD is a violet with RGB values 95, 62, 189 and HSL 256°, 51%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#5F3EBD#5F3EBD
HEX#5F3EBD
RGBrgb(95, 62, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.2431, 0.7412
RGB percentages37.3%, 24.3%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(255.6, 50.6%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255.6, 67.2%, 74.1%)
CMYK49.7%, 67.2%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,241,981
CSS custom property--colour: #5F3EBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09552WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.22:1
Contrast with white7.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#A0C142

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005AC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0054BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Tritanopia#3F5E78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 13.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 15.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.1Indigo · ΔE 19.7Dark orchid · ΔE 20.9Royal blue · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 13.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9CBD3E
Analogous#3E5CBD, #9F3EBD
Triadic#BD5F3E, #3EBD5F
Split complementary#BD9F3E, #5CBD3E
Tetradic#BD3E5C, #9CBD3E, #3EBD9F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDD6F1
Lighter +30%#BDAFE5
Lighter +20%#9D89D8
Lighter +10%#7E62CC
Darker −10%#4C3197
Darker −20%#382570
Darker −30%#25184A
Darker −40%#120C23
More saturated +25%#501FDC
Less saturated −25%#6E5D9E

Channel breakdown

R95
G62
B189
Red95 (37.3%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue255.59°
Saturation (HSL)50.6%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G 3E · B BD

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