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Recognised as Colour

#5437DC

  • #5437DC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#5437DC is a blue with RGB values 84, 55, 220 and HSL 251°, 70%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#5437DC#5437DC
HEX#5437DC
RGBrgb(84, 55, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.3294, 0.2157, 0.8627
RGB percentages32.9%, 21.6%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(250.5, 70.2%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.5, 75%, 86.3%)
CMYK61.8%, 75%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,519,324
CSS custom property--colour: #5437DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09785WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.1:1
Contrast with white7.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#ABC823

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005EE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original
Deuteranopia#0052D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Tritanopia#006788no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 87.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 15Medium blue · ΔE 20.5Dark violet · ΔE 21.9Dark orchid · ΔE 21.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.4Dark blue · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 14.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BFDC37
Analogous#376DDC, #A637DC
Triadic#DC5437, #37DC54
Split complementary#DCA737, #6CDC37
Tetradic#DC376D, #BFDC37, #37DCA6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8E5FA
Lighter +30%#C3B9F3
Lighter +20%#9E8EEB
Lighter +10%#7962E4
Darker −10%#3D21BF
Darker −20%#2F1A93
Darker −30%#211268
Darker −40%#130B3C
More saturated +25%#411AF9
Less saturated −25%#6754BF

Channel breakdown

R84
G55
B220
Red84 (32.9%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue250.55°
Saturation (HSL)70.21%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 54 · G 37 · B DC

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