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Recognised as Colour

#5168F8

  • #5168F8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#5168F8 is a blue with RGB values 81, 104, 248 and HSL 232°, 92%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#5168F8#5168F8
HEX#5168F8
RGBrgb(81, 104, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.4078, 0.9725
RGB percentages31.8%, 40.8%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(231.7, 92.3%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.7, 67.3%, 97.3%)
CMYK67.3%, 58.1%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,335,288
CSS custom property--colour: #5168F8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18427WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.69:1
Contrast with white4.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.69:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#AE9707

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007FFDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0070F5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Tritanopia#008CA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.48:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 10.3Royal blue · ΔE 14.4Slate blue · ΔE 17.5Medium purple · ΔE 25Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.8Dark orchid · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 10.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F8E151
Analogous#51BBF8, #8E51F8
Triadic#F85168, #68F851
Split complementary#F88E51, #BBF851
Tetradic#F851BB, #F8E151, #51F88E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E4E8FE
Lighter +20%#B3BDFC
Lighter +10%#8293FA
Darker −10%#203DF6
Darker −20%#0926DA
Darker −30%#071DA9
Darker −40%#051578
More saturated +25%#4A63FF
Less saturated −25%#6878E1

Channel breakdown

R81
G104
B248
Red81 (31.8%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue231.74°
Saturation (HSL)92.27%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 51 · G 68 · B F8

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