Colour

#5442AB

#5442AB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Rebecca purple

#5442AB is a blue with RGB values 84, 66, 171 and HSL 250°, 44%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

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HEX#5442AB

RGBrgb(84, 66, 171)

RGB (0–1)0.3294, 0.2588, 0.6706

RGB percentages32.9%, 25.9%, 67.1%

HSLhsl(250.3, 44.3%, 46.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(250.3, 61.4%, 67.1%)

CMYK50.9%, 61.4%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,522,091

CSS custom property--colour: #5442AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08722WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness89.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.65:1

Contrast with white7.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D

Inverted#ABBD54

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0056AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#0050A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original

Tritanopia#345B70no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 10.3 Slate blue · ΔE 10.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.9 Royal blue · ΔE 19.2 Medium purple · ΔE 20 Midnight blue · ΔE 20.4

Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 10.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#99AB42

Analogous#4264AB, #8942AB

Triadic#AB5442, #42AB54

Split complementary#AB8942, #64AB42

Tetradic#AB4264, #99AB42, #42AB89

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D2CDEC

Lighter +30%#B2A8DE

Lighter +20%#9184CF

Lighter +10%#705FC1

Darker −10%#423486

Darker −20%#302661

Darker −30%#1E173D

Darker −40%#0C0918

More saturated +25%#4124C9

Less saturated −25%#67608D

Channel breakdown

R84

G66

B171

Red84 (32.9%)

Green66 (25.9%)

Blue171 (67.1%)

Hue250.29°

Saturation (HSL)44.3%

Lightness46.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 54 · G 42 · B AB

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Colour values

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