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Recognised as Colour

#5740EB

  • #5740EB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#5740EB is a blue with RGB values 87, 64, 235 and HSL 248°, 81%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#5740EB#5740EB
HEX#5740EB
RGBrgb(87, 64, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.3412, 0.251, 0.9216
RGB percentages34.1%, 25.1%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(248.1, 81%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.1, 72.8%, 92.2%)
CMYK63%, 72.8%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,718,251
CSS custom property--colour: #5740EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11691WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.29:1
Contrast with white6.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#A8BF14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0066F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0059E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Tritanopia#007092no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 90.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 15.4Medium blue · ΔE 21Dark violet · ΔE 23.2Dark orchid · ΔE 24.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.8Dark blue · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 15.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D4EB40
Analogous#407FEB, #AD40EB
Triadic#EB5740, #40EB57
Split complementary#EBAC40, #7EEB40
Tetradic#EB407E, #D4EB40, #40EBAC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9F9FE
Lighter +30%#D1CAFA
Lighter +20%#A89CF5
Lighter +10%#806EF0
Darker −10%#3318E0
Darker −20%#2813B2
Darker −30%#1E0E84
Darker −40%#130956
More saturated +25%#482CFF
Less saturated −25%#6A5AD1

Channel breakdown

R87
G64
B235
Red87 (34.1%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue248.07°
Saturation (HSL)81.04%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 57 · G 40 · B EB

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