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Recognised as Colour

#5F4587

  • #5F4587
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5F4587 is a violet with RGB values 95, 69, 135 and HSL 264°, 32%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5F4587#5F4587
HEX#5F4587
RGBrgb(95, 69, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.2706, 0.5294
RGB percentages37.3%, 27.1%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(263.6, 32.4%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(263.6, 48.9%, 52.9%)
CMYK29.6%, 48.9%, 0%, 47.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,243,719
CSS custom property--colour: #5F4587;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08438WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.81:1
Contrast with white7.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#A0BA78

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#315289no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#375285no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Tritanopia#57515Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 9.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.1Midnight blue · ΔE 25.9Medium purple · ΔE 28.5Slate blue · ΔE 28.7Purple · ΔE 33.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 9.93, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6D8745
Analogous#454C87, #804587
Triadic#875F45, #45875F
Split complementary#878045, #4C8745
Tetradic#87454C, #6D8745, #458780

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C9BCDD
Lighter +30%#AD9ACB
Lighter +20%#9278BA
Lighter +10%#7756A9
Darker −10%#473465
Darker −20%#2F2344
Darker −30%#181122
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5A2CA1
Less saturated −25%#645F6E

Channel breakdown

R95
G69
B135
Red95 (37.3%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue263.64°
Saturation (HSL)32.35%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G 45 · B 87

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