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Recognised as Colour

#5738DE

  • #5738DE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#5738DE is a blue with RGB values 87, 56, 222 and HSL 251°, 72%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#5738DE#5738DE
HEX#5738DE
RGBrgb(87, 56, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.3412, 0.2196, 0.8706
RGB percentages34.1%, 22%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(251.2, 71.6%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.2, 74.8%, 87.1%)
CMYK60.8%, 74.8%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,716,190
CSS custom property--colour: #5738DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10129WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.94:1
Contrast with white6.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#A8C721

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005FE3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0054DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original
Tritanopia#006889no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 88.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 14.4Medium blue · ΔE 20.6Dark violet · ΔE 21.5Dark orchid · ΔE 21.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.4Dark blue · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 14.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BFDE38
Analogous#386CDE, #AA38DE
Triadic#DE5738, #38DE57
Split complementary#DEAA38, #6CDE38
Tetradic#DE386C, #BFDE38, #38DEAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBE7FB
Lighter +30%#C6BBF4
Lighter +20%#A18FED
Lighter +10%#7C64E5
Darker −10%#3F20C3
Darker −20%#311997
Darker −30%#22126B
Darker −40%#140B3F
More saturated +25%#451BFB
Less saturated −25%#6955C1

Channel breakdown

R87
G56
B222
Red87 (34.1%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue251.2°
Saturation (HSL)71.55%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 57 · G 38 · B DE

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