Colour

#5539C5

#5539C5
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#5539C5 is a blue with RGB values 85, 57, 197 and HSL 252°, 55%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#5539C5

RGBrgb(85, 57, 197)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.2235, 0.7725

RGB percentages33.3%, 22.4%, 77.3%

HSLhsl(252, 55.1%, 49.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(252, 71.1%, 77.3%)

CMYK56.9%, 71.1%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,585,349

CSS custom property--colour: #5539C5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08889WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness92.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.56:1

Contrast with white7.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#494949

Inverted#AAC63A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0058C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0050C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original

Tritanopia#1B5F7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.4 Slate blue · ΔE 19.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 20.1 Dark blue · ΔE 21.1 Indigo · ΔE 22 Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 18.42, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A9C539

Analogous#3963C5, #9B39C5

Triadic#C55539, #39C555

Split complementary#C59B39, #63C539

Tetradic#C53963, #A9C539, #39C59B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DCD7F3

Lighter +30%#BAAFE8

Lighter +20%#9988DC

Lighter +10%#7760D1

Darker −10%#442E9D

Darker −20%#332276

Darker −30%#22174E

Darker −40%#110B27

More saturated +25%#4219E5

Less saturated −25%#6859A5

Channel breakdown

R85

G57

B197

Red85 (33.3%)

Green57 (22.4%)

Blue197 (77.3%)

Hue252°

Saturation (HSL)55.12%

Lightness49.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 55 · G 39 · B C5

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