Colour

#5538FB

#5538FB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#5538FB is a blue with RGB values 85, 56, 251 and HSL 249°, 96%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#5538FB#5538FB

HEX#5538FB

RGBrgb(85, 56, 251)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.2196, 0.9843

RGB percentages33.3%, 22%, 98.4%

HSLhsl(248.9, 96.1%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(248.9, 77.7%, 98.4%)

CMYK66.1%, 77.7%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,585,147

CSS custom property--colour: #5538FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11725WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.28:1

Contrast with white6.28:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C

Inverted#AAC704

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0068FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0058F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original

Tritanopia#00739Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 99.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 16 Blue violet · ΔE 17.4 Blue · ΔE 23.4 Dark violet · ΔE 24 Dark orchid · ΔE 31.4 Medium slateblue · ΔE 37.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 15.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DEFB38

Analogous#387DFB, #B638FB

Triadic#FB5538, #38FB55

Split complementary#FBB638, #7DFB38

Tetradic#FB387D, #DEFB38, #38FBB6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#D5CEFE

Lighter +20%#AA9CFD

Lighter +10%#806AFC

Darker −10%#2A06FA

Darker −20%#2104C9

Darker −30%#190397

Darker −40%#110265

More saturated +25%#5234FF

Less saturated −25%#6751E2

Channel breakdown

R85

G56

B251

Red85 (33.3%)

Green56 (22%)

Blue251 (98.4%)

Hue248.92°

Saturation (HSL)96.06%

Lightness60.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 55 · G 38 · B FB

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