Colour

#5121FD

#5121FD
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Nearest: Blue

#5121FD is a blue with RGB values 81, 33, 253 and HSL 253°, 98%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#5121FD#5121FD

HEX#5121FD

RGBrgb(81, 33, 253)

RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.1294, 0.9922

RGB percentages31.8%, 12.9%, 99.2%

HSLhsl(253.1, 98.2%, 56.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(253.1, 87%, 99.2%)

CMYK68%, 87%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,317,117

CSS custom property--colour: #5121FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09929WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness99.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.03:1

Contrast with white7.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B

Inverted#AEDE02

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0061FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#0050F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original

Tritanopia#006D97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 108.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 12.7 Medium blue · ΔE 15.6 Blue violet · ΔE 23.6 Dark violet · ΔE 27.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 38.9 Dark blue · ΔE 43.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 12.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CDFD21

Analogous#215FFD, #BF21FD

Triadic#FD5121, #21FD51

Split complementary#FDBF21, #5FFD21

Tetradic#FD215F, #CDFD21, #21FDBF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EFEBFF

Lighter +30%#C8B9FE

Lighter +20%#A086FE

Lighter +10%#7954FD

Darker −10%#3402E9

Darker −20%#2902B6

Darker −30%#1E0184

Darker −40%#120151

More saturated +25%#501FFF

Less saturated −25%#613DE1

Channel breakdown

R81

G33

B253

Red81 (31.8%)

Green33 (12.9%)

Blue253 (99.2%)

Hue253.09°

Saturation (HSL)98.21%

Lightness56.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 51 · G 21 · B FD

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