Colour

#5F5469

#5F5469
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#5F5469 is a violet with RGB values 95, 84, 105 and HSL 271°, 11%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5F5469#5F5469

HEX#5F5469

RGBrgb(95, 84, 105)

RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.3294, 0.4118

RGB percentages37.3%, 32.9%, 41.2%

HSLhsl(271.4, 11.1%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(271.4, 20%, 41.2%)

CMYK9.5%, 20%, 0%, 58.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,247,529

CSS custom property--colour: #5F5469;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09793WCAG 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 7.1:1

Contrast with white7.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#585858

Inverted#A0AB96

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#51586Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#535868no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original

Tritanopia#5E575Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 15.4 Slate grey · ΔE 19 Gray · ΔE 21.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.6 Steel blue · ΔE 29.5

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 15.41, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#5E6954

Analogous#555469, #695469

Triadic#695F54, #54695F

Split complementary#696954, #546955

Tetradic#695554, #5E6954, #546969

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C5BECB

Lighter +30%#ABA2B4

Lighter +20%#92859E

Lighter +10%#796B85

Darker −10%#453D4D

Darker −20%#2C2730

Darker −30%#121014

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#603C81

Less saturated −25%#5F5F5F

Channel breakdown

R95

G84

B105

Red95 (37.3%)

Green84 (32.9%)

Blue105 (41.2%)

Hue271.43°

Saturation (HSL)11.11%

Lightness37.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5F · G 54 · B 69

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