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Colour

#5429DD

  • #5429DD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#5429DD is a blue with RGB values 84, 41, 221 and HSL 254°, 73%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#5429DD#5429DD
HEX#5429DD
RGBrgb(84, 41, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.3294, 0.1608, 0.8667
RGB percentages32.9%, 16.1%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(254.3, 72.6%, 51.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.3, 81.4%, 86.7%)
CMYK62%, 81.4%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,515,741
CSS custom property--colour: #5429DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08691WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.67:1
Contrast with white7.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#ABD622

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0059E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#004DDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original
Tritanopia#006185no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 92.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 12.9Medium blue · ΔE 13.9Dark violet · ΔE 19.1Dark orchid · ΔE 24.7Dark blue · ΔE 28.2Blue · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 12.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B2DD29
Analogous#2958DD, #AE29DD
Triadic#DD5429, #29DD54
Split complementary#DDAE29, #58DD29
Tetradic#DD2958, #B2DD29, #29DDAE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1D9F9
Lighter +30%#BDADF2
Lighter +20%#9A81EB
Lighter +10%#7755E4
Darker −10%#421DB6
Darker −20%#32168A
Darker −30%#220F5E
Darker −40%#120832
More saturated +25%#440AFC
Less saturated −25%#6448BE

Channel breakdown

R84
G41
B221
Red84 (32.9%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue254.33°
Saturation (HSL)72.58%
Lightness51.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 54 · G 29 · B DD

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