Colour

#5747FF

#5747FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#5747FF is a blue with RGB values 87, 71, 255 and HSL 245°, 100%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#5747FF#5747FF

HEX#5747FF

RGBrgb(87, 71, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.3412, 0.2784, 1

RGB percentages34.1%, 27.8%, 100%

HSLhsl(245.2, 100%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(245.2, 72.2%, 100%)

CMYK65.9%, 72.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,720,063

CSS custom property--colour: #5747FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13753WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness112.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.6:1

Contrast with white5.6:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#585858

Inverted#A8B800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0060FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original

Tritanopia#007B9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 96.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 17.6 Medium blue · ΔE 20.8 Dark violet · ΔE 25.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 29.1 Blue · ΔE 30.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 30.4

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 17.63, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EFFF47

Analogous#4793FF, #B347FF

Triadic#FF5747, #47FF57

Split complementary#FFB347, #93FF47

Tetradic#FF4793, #EFFF47, #47FFB3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E3E0FF

Lighter +20%#B4ADFF

Lighter +10%#867AFF

Darker −10%#2814FF

Darker −20%#1300E0

Darker −30%#0F00AD

Darker −40%#0B007A

More saturated +25%#5747FF

Less saturated −25%#6A5EE8

Channel breakdown

R87

G71

B255

Red87 (34.1%)

Green71 (27.8%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue245.22°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness63.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 57 · G 47 · B FF

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