Recognised as Colour

#572FFF

#572FFF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#572FFF is a blue with RGB values 87, 47, 255 and HSL 252°, 100%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#572FFF#572FFF

HEX#572FFF

RGBrgb(87, 47, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.3412, 0.1843, 1

RGB percentages34.1%, 18.4%, 100%

HSLhsl(251.5, 100%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(251.5, 81.6%, 100%)

CMYK65.9%, 81.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,713,919

CSS custom property--colour: #572FFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11279WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.45:1

Contrast with white6.45:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#474747

Inverted#A8D000

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0066FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#0056FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.7 from the original

Tritanopia#00719Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 104.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 15.7 Blue · ΔE 17.7 Blue violet · ΔE 20.2 Dark violet · ΔE 25.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 35.2 Dark blue · ΔE 41.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 15.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D7FF2F

Analogous#2F6FFF, #BF2FFF

Triadic#FF572F, #2FFF57

Split complementary#FFBF2F, #6FFF2F

Tetradic#FF2F6F, #D7FF2F, #2FFFBF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCFBFF

Lighter +30%#D3C8FF

Lighter +20%#A995FF

Lighter +10%#8062FF

Darker −10%#3000FB

Darker −20%#2600C8

Darker −30%#1D0095

Darker −40%#130062

More saturated +25%#572FFF

Less saturated −25%#6749E5

Channel breakdown

R87

G47

B255

Red87 (34.1%)

Green47 (18.4%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue251.54°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness59.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 57 · G 2F · B FF

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