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Recognised as Colour

#5F4B88

  • #5F4B88
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5F4B88 is a violet with RGB values 95, 75, 136 and HSL 260°, 29%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5F4B88#5F4B88
HEX#5F4B88
RGBrgb(95, 75, 136)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.2941, 0.5333
RGB percentages37.3%, 29.4%, 53.3%
HSLhsl(259.7, 28.9%, 41.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.7, 44.9%, 53.3%)
CMYK30.1%, 44.9%, 0%, 46.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,245,256
CSS custom property--colour: #5F4B88;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09243WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.37:1
Contrast with white7.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#A0B477

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#39568Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#3D5586no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Tritanopia#575663no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 12.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.1Midnight blue · ΔE 29.1Medium purple · ΔE 30.1Steel blue · ΔE 31.1Slate blue · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 12.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#74884B
Analogous#4B5588, #7E4B88
Triadic#885F4B, #4B885F
Split complementary#887E4B, #55884B
Tetradic#884B55, #74884B, #4B887E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CBC2DD
Lighter +30%#AFA1CB
Lighter +20%#9380B9
Lighter +10%#775FA7
Darker −10%#483967
Darker −20%#312746
Darker −30%#1A1525
Darker −40%#030205
More saturated +25%#5631A2
Less saturated −25%#68656E

Channel breakdown

R95
G75
B136
Red95 (37.3%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue136 (53.3%)
Hue259.67°
Saturation (HSL)28.91%
Lightness41.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G 4B · B 88

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