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Recognised as Colour

#5742FF

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

#5742FF is a blue with RGB values 87, 66, 255 and HSL 247°, 100%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#5742FF#5742FF
HEX#5742FF
RGBrgb(87, 66, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.3412, 0.2588, 1
RGB percentages34.1%, 25.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(246.7, 100%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.7, 74.1%, 100%)
CMYK65.9%, 74.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,718,783
CSS custom property--colour: #5742FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13143WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.79:1
Contrast with white5.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#A8BD00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#005EFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00799Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 98.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 17.4Medium blue · ΔE 18.9Dark violet · ΔE 24.8Blue · ΔE 27.3Dark orchid · ΔE 30.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 33.3
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 17.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAFF42
Analogous#428CFF, #B542FF
Triadic#FF5742, #42FF57
Split complementary#FFB542, #8CFF42
Tetradic#FF428C, #EAFF42, #42FFB5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DFDBFF
Lighter +20%#B2A8FF
Lighter +10%#8475FF
Darker −10%#2A0FFF
Darker −20%#1800DB
Darker −30%#1300A8
Darker −40%#0D0075
More saturated +25%#5742FF
Less saturated −25%#695AE7

Channel breakdown

R87
G66
B255
Red87 (34.1%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue246.67°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 57 · G 42 · B FF

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