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Recognised as Colour

#5F4D6E

  • #5F4D6E
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5F4D6E is a violet with RGB values 95, 77, 110 and HSL 273°, 18%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5F4D6E#5F4D6E
HEX#5F4D6E
RGBrgb(95, 77, 110)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.302, 0.4314
RGB percentages37.3%, 30.2%, 43.1%
HSLhsl(272.7, 17.6%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272.7, 30%, 43.1%)
CMYK13.6%, 30%, 0%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,245,742
CSS custom property--colour: #5F4D6E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08866WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.57:1
Contrast with white7.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#A0B291

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#47536Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B546Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Tritanopia#5D5159no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 23.4Slate grey · ΔE 24.6Light slate grey · ΔE 26.8Gray · ΔE 28.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 23.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5C6E4D
Analogous#4F4D6E, #6E4D6D
Triadic#6E5F4D, #4D6E5F
Split complementary#6D6E4D, #4D6E4F
Tetradic#6E4F4D, #5C6E4D, #4D6D6E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C4B9CE
Lighter +30%#AB9BB9
Lighter +20%#927DA4
Lighter +10%#79628C
Darker −10%#453850
Darker −20%#2B2332
Darker −30%#110E14
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#613685
Less saturated −25%#5E5E5E

Channel breakdown

R95
G77
B110
Red95 (37.3%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue110 (43.1%)
Hue272.73°
Saturation (HSL)17.65%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G 4D · B 6E

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