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Recognised as Colour

#5742EC

  • #5742EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#5742EC is a blue with RGB values 87, 66, 236 and HSL 247°, 82%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#5742EC#5742EC
HEX#5742EC
RGBrgb(87, 66, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.3412, 0.2588, 0.9255
RGB percentages34.1%, 25.9%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(247.4, 81.7%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.4, 72%, 92.5%)
CMYK63.1%, 72%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,718,764
CSS custom property--colour: #5742EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11979WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.18:1
Contrast with white6.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#A8BD13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0067F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#005AE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original
Tritanopia#007293no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 90.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 15.9Medium blue · ΔE 21.8Dark violet · ΔE 23.7Dark orchid · ΔE 24.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 25Dark blue · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 15.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7EC42
Analogous#4282EC, #AC42EC
Triadic#EC5742, #42EC57
Split complementary#ECAC42, #82EC42
Tetradic#EC4282, #D7EC42, #42ECAC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFBFF
Lighter +30%#D3CDFA
Lighter +20%#A99FF5
Lighter +10%#8070F1
Darker −10%#3017E4
Darker −20%#2612B6
Darker −30%#1D0E87
Darker −40%#130959
More saturated +25%#492FFF
Less saturated −25%#6B5CD2

Channel breakdown

R87
G66
B236
Red87 (34.1%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue247.41°
Saturation (HSL)81.73%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 57 · G 42 · B EC

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