Colour

#65396E

#65396E
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#65396E is a violet with RGB values 101, 57, 110 and HSL 290°, 32%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#65396E

RGBrgb(101, 57, 110)

RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.2235, 0.4314

RGB percentages39.6%, 22.4%, 43.1%

HSLhsl(289.8, 31.7%, 32.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.8, 48.2%, 43.1%)

CMYK8.2%, 48.2%, 0%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,633,838

CSS custom property--colour: #65396E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06819WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness79.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.88:1

Contrast with white8.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#464646

Inverted#9AC691

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#314770no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#3E4C6Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.5 from the original

Tritanopia#66404Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.1 Midnight blue · ΔE 31 Purple · ΔE 33 Medium purple · ΔE 36.9 Dark magenta · ΔE 37.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#426E39

Analogous#4A396E, #6E395D

Triadic#6E6539, #396E65

Split complementary#5D6E39, #396E4A

Tetradic#6E4A39, #426E39, #395D6E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C8A3D0

Lighter +30%#B482BE

Lighter +20%#A060AD

Lighter +10%#844A90

Darker −10%#46284C

Darker −20%#27162B

Darker −30%#080509

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#732483

Less saturated −25%#574E59

Channel breakdown

R101

G57

B110

Red101 (39.6%)

Green57 (22.4%)

Blue110 (43.1%)

Hue289.81°

Saturation (HSL)31.74%

Lightness32.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 65 · G 39 · B 6E

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