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Recognised as Colour

#5F4596

  • #5F4596
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5F4596 is a violet with RGB values 95, 69, 150 and HSL 259°, 37%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5F4596#5F4596
HEX#5F4596
RGBrgb(95, 69, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.2706, 0.5882
RGB percentages37.3%, 27.1%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(259.3, 37%, 42.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.3, 54%, 58.8%)
CMYK36.7%, 54%, 0%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,243,734
CSS custom property--colour: #5F4596;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08891WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.56:1
Contrast with white7.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#A0BA69

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#245599no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#2B5394no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Tritanopia#525567no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 6.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 14.6Slate blue · ΔE 20.4Midnight blue · ΔE 21.8Medium purple · ΔE 22.4Royal blue · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 6.52, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7C9645
Analogous#455496, #874596
Triadic#965F45, #45965F
Split complementary#968745, #549645
Tetradic#964554, #7C9645, #459687

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CEC3E4
Lighter +30%#B1A0D4
Lighter +20%#947EC3
Lighter +10%#775BB3
Darker −10%#493573
Darker −20%#332550
Darker −30%#1D152D
Darker −40%#07050A
More saturated +25%#552AB1
Less saturated −25%#69607B

Channel breakdown

R95
G69
B150
Red95 (37.3%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue259.26°
Saturation (HSL)36.99%
Lightness42.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G 45 · B 96

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