Colour

#5735DF

#5735DF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#5735DF is a blue with RGB values 87, 53, 223 and HSL 252°, 73%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#5735DF#5735DF

HEX#5735DF

RGBrgb(87, 53, 223)

RGB (0–1)0.3412, 0.2078, 0.8745

RGB percentages34.1%, 20.8%, 87.5%

HSLhsl(252, 72.6%, 54.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(252, 76.2%, 87.5%)

CMYK61%, 76.2%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,715,423

CSS custom property--colour: #5735DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.099WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness97.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.05:1

Contrast with white7.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#494949

Inverted#A8CA20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005EE4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original

Deuteranopia#0053DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original

Tritanopia#006789no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 89.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 13.5 Medium blue · ΔE 18.8 Dark violet · ΔE 20.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 22.4 Dark blue · ΔE 27.1 Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.4

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 13.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BDDF35

Analogous#3568DF, #AC35DF

Triadic#DF5735, #35DF57

Split complementary#DFAC35, #68DF35

Tetradic#DF3568, #BDDF35, #35DFAC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E9E5FB

Lighter +30%#C5B9F4

Lighter +20%#A08DED

Lighter +10%#7C61E6

Darker −10%#3F1FC2

Darker −20%#311896

Darker −30%#23116A

Darker −40%#140A3E

More saturated +25%#4518FC

Less saturated −25%#6952C2

Channel breakdown

R87

G53

B223

Red87 (34.1%)

Green53 (20.8%)

Blue223 (87.5%)

Hue252°

Saturation (HSL)72.65%

Lightness54.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 57 · G 35 · B DF

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