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Colour

#5F4998

  • #5F4998
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5F4998 is a violet with RGB values 95, 73, 152 and HSL 257°, 35%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5F4998#5F4998
HEX#5F4998
RGBrgb(95, 73, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.2863, 0.5961
RGB percentages37.3%, 28.6%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(256.7, 35.1%, 44.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.7, 52%, 59.6%)
CMYK37.5%, 52%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,244,760
CSS custom property--colour: #5F4998;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09465WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.26:1
Contrast with white7.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#A0B667

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2A589Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#2E5596no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Tritanopia#515969no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 6.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.7Slate blue · ΔE 21Medium purple · ΔE 22.3Midnight blue · ΔE 23.3Royal blue · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 6.68, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#829849
Analogous#495B98, #864998
Triadic#985F49, #49985F
Split complementary#988649, #5B9849
Tetradic#98495B, #829849, #499886

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D0C8E5
Lighter +30%#B3A6D4
Lighter +20%#9583C4
Lighter +10%#7861B3
Darker −10%#493876
Darker −20%#342853
Darker −30%#1E1731
Darker −40%#09070E
More saturated +25%#532DB4
Less saturated −25%#6B657C

Channel breakdown

R95
G73
B152
Red95 (37.3%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue256.71°
Saturation (HSL)35.11%
Lightness44.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G 49 · B 98

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