Recognised as Colour

#5746CE

#5746CE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#5746CE is a blue with RGB values 87, 70, 206 and HSL 248°, 58%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#5746CE#5746CE

HEX#5746CE

RGBrgb(87, 70, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.3412, 0.2745, 0.8078

RGB percentages34.1%, 27.5%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(247.5, 58.1%, 54.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(247.5, 66%, 80.8%)

CMYK57.8%, 66%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,719,758

CSS custom property--colour: #5746CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10863WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness99.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.62:1

Contrast with white6.62:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#535353

Inverted#A8B931

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0061D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0058CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original

Tritanopia#0F6984no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.6 Slate blue · ΔE 14.7 Royal blue · ΔE 20.4 Rebecca purple · ΔE 22 Dark orchid · ΔE 22.5 Indigo · ΔE 25

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 13.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BDCE46

Analogous#4679CE, #9B46CE

Triadic#CE5746, #46CE57

Split complementary#CE9B46, #79CE46

Tetradic#CE4679, #BDCE46, #46CE9B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E9E7F9

Lighter +30%#C5BFEE

Lighter +20%#A097E3

Lighter +10%#7C6ED9

Darker −10%#3F2FB2

Darker −20%#31248A

Darker −30%#231A61

Darker −40%#140F39

More saturated +25%#4129EB

Less saturated −25%#6D63B1

Channel breakdown

R87

G70

B206

Red87 (34.1%)

Green70 (27.5%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue247.5°

Saturation (HSL)58.12%

Lightness54.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 57 · G 46 · B CE

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