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Recognised as Colour

#5F4792

  • #5F4792
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5F4792 is a violet with RGB values 95, 71, 146 and HSL 259°, 35%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5F4792#5F4792
HEX#5F4792
RGBrgb(95, 71, 146)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.2784, 0.5725
RGB percentages37.3%, 27.8%, 57.3%
HSLhsl(259.2, 34.6%, 42.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.2, 51.4%, 57.3%)
CMYK34.9%, 51.4%, 0%, 42.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,244,242
CSS custom property--colour: #5F4792;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09015WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.49:1
Contrast with white7.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#A0B86D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2C5595no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#315490no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Tritanopia#535665no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 6.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 18Slate blue · ΔE 23.4Midnight blue · ΔE 23.6Medium purple · ΔE 24.3Royal blue · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 6.85, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7A9247
Analogous#475492, #854792
Triadic#925F47, #47925F
Split complementary#928547, #549247
Tetradic#924754, #7A9247, #479285

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDC3E2
Lighter +30%#B0A1D1
Lighter +20%#947EC1
Lighter +10%#775CB0
Darker −10%#493670
Darker −20%#32264D
Darker −30%#1C152B
Darker −40%#060409
More saturated +25%#552CAD
Less saturated −25%#696277

Channel breakdown

R95
G71
B146
Red95 (37.3%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue146 (57.3%)
Hue259.2°
Saturation (HSL)34.56%
Lightness42.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G 47 · B 92

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