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Recognised as Colour

#572AED

  • #572AED
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#572AED is a blue with RGB values 87, 42, 237 and HSL 254°, 84%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#572AED#572AED
HEX#572AED
RGBrgb(87, 42, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.3412, 0.1647, 0.9294
RGB percentages34.1%, 16.5%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(253.8, 84.4%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.8, 82.3%, 92.9%)
CMYK63.3%, 82.3%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,712,621
CSS custom property--colour: #572AED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09797WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.5 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#424242
Inverted#A8D512

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005EF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0051EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00688Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 98.5 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

Medium blue · ΔE 12.8Blue violet · ΔE 15.2Dark violet · ΔE 20.9Blue · ΔE 23Dark orchid · ΔE 29.5Dark blue · ΔE 34.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 12.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C0ED2A
Analogous#2A5FED, #B82AED
Triadic#ED572A, #2AED57
Split complementary#EDB82A, #5FED2A
Tetradic#ED2A5F, #C0ED2A, #2AEDB8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBE6FD
Lighter +30%#C6B7F9
Lighter +20%#A188F5
Lighter +10%#7C59F1
Darker −10%#3E12D2
Darker −20%#300EA3
Darker −30%#220A74
Darker −40%#140645
More saturated +25%#4D18FF
Less saturated −25%#6747D0

Channel breakdown

R87
G42
B237
Red87 (34.1%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue253.85°
Saturation (HSL)84.42%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 57 · G 2A · B ED

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