Colour

#5131CC

#5131CC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#5131CC is a blue with RGB values 81, 49, 204 and HSL 252°, 61%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#5131CC#5131CC

HEX#5131CC

RGBrgb(81, 49, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.1922, 0.8

RGB percentages31.8%, 19.2%, 80%

HSLhsl(252.4, 61.3%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(252.4, 76%, 80%)

CMYK60.3%, 76%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,321,164

CSS custom property--colour: #5131CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08306WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness90.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.89:1

Contrast with white7.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#434343

Inverted#AECE33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0056D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#004CC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original

Tritanopia#005E7Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 83.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 17.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 20.2 Dark blue · ΔE 21.1 Dark violet · ΔE 22.9 Medium blue · ΔE 23.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.9

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 17.24, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ACCC31

Analogous#315FCC, #9E31CC

Triadic#CC5131, #31CC51

Split complementary#CC9F31, #5FCC31

Tetradic#CC315F, #ACCC31, #31CC9E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DBD4F5

Lighter +30%#B8ABEB

Lighter +20%#9682E1

Lighter +10%#7359D7

Darker −10%#4127A3

Darker −20%#301D7A

Darker −30%#201351

Darker −40%#100928

More saturated +25%#3E11EC

Less saturated −25%#6451AC

Channel breakdown

R81

G49

B204

Red81 (31.8%)

Green49 (19.2%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue252.39°

Saturation (HSL)61.26%

Lightness49.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 51 · G 31 · B CC

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