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Recognised as Colour

#5F5164

  • #5F5164
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5F5164 is a violet with RGB values 95, 81, 100 and HSL 284°, 10%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5F5164#5F5164
HEX#5F5164
RGBrgb(95, 81, 100)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.3176, 0.3922
RGB percentages37.3%, 31.8%, 39.2%
HSLhsl(284.2, 10.5%, 35.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.2, 19%, 39.2%)
CMYK5%, 19%, 0%, 60.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,246,756
CSS custom property--colour: #5F5164;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09238WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.7 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#555555
Inverted#A0AE9B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F5565no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#525663no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Tritanopia#5F5357no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.2 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

Dim grey · ΔE 15.4Slate grey · ΔE 20.3Gray · ΔE 21.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.6Light slate grey · ΔE 23Steel blue · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 15.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#566451
Analogous#565164, #64515F
Triadic#645F51, #51645F
Split complementary#606451, #516456
Tetradic#645651, #566451, #516064

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C4BAC7
Lighter +30%#AB9EB0
Lighter +20%#938299
Lighter +10%#7A6880
Darker −10%#443A48
Darker −20%#29232C
Darker −30%#0F0D0F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#6A3A7B
Less saturated −25%#5A5A5A

Channel breakdown

R95
G81
B100
Red95 (37.3%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue100 (39.2%)
Hue284.21°
Saturation (HSL)10.5%
Lightness35.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G 51 · B 64

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