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Recognised as Colour

#5747C3

  • #5747C3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#5747C3 is a blue with RGB values 87, 71, 195 and HSL 248°, 51%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#5747C3#5747C3
HEX#5747C3
RGBrgb(87, 71, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.3412, 0.2784, 0.7647
RGB percentages34.1%, 27.8%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(247.7, 50.8%, 52.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.7, 63.6%, 76.5%)
CMYK55.4%, 63.6%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,720,003
CSS custom property--colour: #5747C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10473WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.79:1
Contrast with white6.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#A8B83C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005FC7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0057C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Tritanopia#24667Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 9.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.9Royal blue · ΔE 17.2Medium purple · ΔE 21Indigo · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 9.53, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B3C347
Analogous#4775C3, #9547C3
Triadic#C35747, #47C357
Split complementary#C39547, #75C347
Tetradic#C34775, #B3C347, #47C395

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3E1F5
Lighter +30%#C0BAE9
Lighter +20%#9D94DC
Lighter +10%#7A6DD0
Darker −10%#4335A2
Darker −20%#33287C
Darker −30%#231C55
Darker −40%#130F2F
More saturated +25%#4028E2
Less saturated −25%#6E66A4

Channel breakdown

R87
G71
B195
Red87 (34.1%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue247.74°
Saturation (HSL)50.82%
Lightness52.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 57 · G 47 · B C3

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