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Colour

#5739CC

  • #5739CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#5739CC is a blue with RGB values 87, 57, 204 and HSL 252°, 59%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#5739CC#5739CC
HEX#5739CC
RGBrgb(87, 57, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.3412, 0.2235, 0.8
RGB percentages34.1%, 22.4%, 80%
HSLhsl(252.2, 59%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.2, 72.1%, 80%)
CMYK57.4%, 72.1%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,716,428
CSS custom property--colour: #5739CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09312WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.34:1
Contrast with white7.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#A8C633

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005AD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0051C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Tritanopia#17617Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 19.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.5Blue violet · ΔE 19.8Dark blue · ΔE 22Slate blue · ΔE 22.2Indigo · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 19.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AECC39
Analogous#3965CC, #A039CC
Triadic#CC5739, #39CC57
Split complementary#CCA139, #65CC39
Tetradic#CC3965, #AECC39, #39CCA0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1DBF6
Lighter +30%#BEB3EB
Lighter +20%#9C8AE1
Lighter +10%#7962D6
Darker −10%#442BA7
Darker −20%#34217E
Darker −30%#231656
Darker −40%#130C2D
More saturated +25%#451AEB
Less saturated −25%#6958AD

Channel breakdown

R87
G57
B204
Red87 (34.1%)
Green57 (22.4%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue252.24°
Saturation (HSL)59.04%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 57 · G 39 · B CC

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