Colour

#63597D

#63597D
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#63597D is a violet with RGB values 99, 89, 125 and HSL 257°, 17%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#63597D

RGBrgb(99, 89, 125)

RGB (0–1)0.3882, 0.349, 0.4902

RGB percentages38.8%, 34.9%, 49%

HSLhsl(256.7, 16.8%, 42%)

HSV / HSBhsv(256.7, 28.8%, 49%)

CMYK20.8%, 28.8%, 0%, 51%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,510,973

CSS custom property--colour: #63597D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11278WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.45:1

Contrast with white6.45:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E

Inverted#9CA682

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#515F7Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#525E7Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original

Tritanopia#5E5F66no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 20.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.8 Dim grey · ΔE 22.8 Steel blue · ΔE 24.4 Gray · ΔE 26.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.7

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 20.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#737D59

Analogous#59617D, #75597D

Triadic#7D6359, #597D63

Split complementary#7D7559, #617D59

Tetradic#7D5961, #737D59, #597D75

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CEC9D9

Lighter +30%#B2ABC4

Lighter +20%#978EAE

Lighter +10%#7B7099

Darker −10%#4B445F

Darker −20%#342F41

Darker −30%#1C1924

Darker −40%#050406

More saturated +25%#573E98

Less saturated −25%#6B6B6B

Channel breakdown

R99

G89

B125

Red99 (38.8%)

Green89 (34.9%)

Blue125 (49%)

Hue256.67°

Saturation (HSL)16.82%

Lightness41.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 63 · G 59 · B 7D

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