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Recognised as Colour

#5749CD

  • #5749CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#5749CD is a blue with RGB values 87, 73, 205 and HSL 246°, 57%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#5749CD#5749CD
HEX#5749CD
RGBrgb(87, 73, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.3412, 0.2863, 0.8039
RGB percentages34.1%, 28.6%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(246.4, 56.9%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.4, 64.4%, 80.4%)
CMYK57.6%, 64.4%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,720,525
CSS custom property--colour: #5749CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11199WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.48:1
Contrast with white6.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#A8B632

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0063D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0059CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Tritanopia#116A84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 12.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.4Royal blue · ΔE 18.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.7Medium purple · ΔE 23.1Dark orchid · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 12.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BFCD49
Analogous#497DCD, #9949CD
Triadic#CD5749, #49CD57
Split complementary#CD9949, #7DCD49
Tetradic#CD497D, #BFCD49, #49CD99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBE9F9
Lighter +30%#C6C1EE
Lighter +20%#A199E3
Lighter +10%#7C71D8
Darker −10%#3F31B2
Darker −20%#31268A
Darker −30%#221B62
Darker −40%#14103A
More saturated +25%#402CEA
Less saturated −25%#6E66B0

Channel breakdown

R87
G73
B205
Red87 (34.1%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue246.36°
Saturation (HSL)56.9%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 57 · G 49 · B CD

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