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Recognised as Colour

#5743EB

  • #5743EB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#5743EB is a blue with RGB values 87, 67, 235 and HSL 247°, 81%, 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

#5743EB#5743EB
HEX#5743EB
RGBrgb(87, 67, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.3412, 0.2627, 0.9216
RGB percentages34.1%, 26.3%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(247.1, 80.8%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.1, 71.5%, 92.2%)
CMYK63%, 71.5%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,719,019
CSS custom property--colour: #5743EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12039WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.16:1
Contrast with white6.16:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#A8BC14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0068F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#005BE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.2 from the original
Tritanopia#007293no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 89.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 16.3Medium blue · ΔE 22.6Dark orchid · ΔE 23.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 24Dark violet · ΔE 24.1Dark blue · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 16.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7EB43
Analogous#4383EB, #AB43EB
Triadic#EB5743, #43EB57
Split complementary#EBAB43, #83EB43
Tetradic#EB4383, #D7EB43, #43EBAB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFBFF
Lighter +30%#D3CDFA
Lighter +20%#A99FF5
Lighter +10%#8071F0
Darker −10%#3018E3
Darker −20%#2613B5
Darker −30%#1D0E87
Darker −40%#130959
More saturated +25%#482FFF
Less saturated −25%#6B5DD1

Channel breakdown

R87
G67
B235
Red87 (34.1%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue247.14°
Saturation (HSL)80.77%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 57 · G 43 · B EB

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