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Colour

#65538C

  • #65538C
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#65538C is a violet with RGB values 101, 83, 140 and HSL 259°, 26%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#65538C#65538C
HEX#65538C
RGBrgb(101, 83, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.3255, 0.549
RGB percentages39.6%, 32.5%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(258.9, 25.6%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.9, 40.7%, 54.9%)
CMYK27.9%, 40.7%, 0%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,640,524
CSS custom property--colour: #65538C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10847WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.63:1
Contrast with white6.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#9AAC73

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#445D8Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#475C8Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Tritanopia#5D5D69no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.6Steel blue · ΔE 28Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.6Medium purple · ΔE 30.9Slate grey · ΔE 32.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7A8C53
Analogous#535D8C, #82538C
Triadic#8C6553, #538C65
Split complementary#8C8253, #5D8C53
Tetradic#8C535D, #7A8C53, #538C82

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D2CBE0
Lighter +30%#B6ABCD
Lighter +20%#9A8BBA
Lighter +10%#7E6BA7
Darker −10%#4E406C
Darker −20%#372D4C
Darker −30%#201A2C
Darker −40%#09070C
More saturated +25%#5B37A8
Less saturated −25%#6F6F70

Channel breakdown

R101
G83
B140
Red101 (39.6%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue258.95°
Saturation (HSL)25.56%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 65 · G 53 · B 8C

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