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Recognised as Colour

#5F4387

  • #5F4387
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5F4387 is a violet with RGB values 95, 67, 135 and HSL 265°, 34%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5F4387#5F4387
HEX#5F4387
RGBrgb(95, 67, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.2627, 0.5294
RGB percentages37.3%, 26.3%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(264.7, 33.7%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264.7, 50.4%, 52.9%)
CMYK29.6%, 50.4%, 0%, 47.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,243,207
CSS custom property--colour: #5F4387;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08196WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.96:1
Contrast with white7.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#A0BC78

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2E5189no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#355185no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Tritanopia#574F5Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 9.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.7Midnight blue · ΔE 24.8Slate blue · ΔE 27.8Medium purple · ΔE 28Purple · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 9.09, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6B8743
Analogous#434987, #814387
Triadic#875F43, #43875F
Split complementary#878143, #498743
Tetradic#874349, #6B8743, #438781

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C8B9DD
Lighter +30%#AD97CC
Lighter +20%#9275BB
Lighter +10%#7754A9
Darker −10%#473265
Darker −20%#2F2143
Darker −30%#171021
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5B2AA0
Less saturated −25%#635C6E

Channel breakdown

R95
G67
B135
Red95 (37.3%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue264.71°
Saturation (HSL)33.66%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G 43 · B 87

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