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Recognised as Colour

#5756EA

  • #5756EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#5756EA is a blue with RGB values 87, 86, 234 and HSL 240°, 78%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#5756EA#5756EA
HEX#5756EA
RGBrgb(87, 86, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.3412, 0.3373, 0.9176
RGB percentages34.1%, 33.7%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(240.4, 77.9%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240.4, 63.2%, 91.8%)
CMYK62.8%, 63.2%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,723,882
CSS custom property--colour: #5756EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14622WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.35:1
Contrast with white5.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#A8A915

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0071EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0064E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Tritanopia#007C98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 81.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.1Slate blue · ΔE 18.8Royal blue · ΔE 20.3Dark orchid · ΔE 25.7Blue violet · ΔE 25.9Medium purple · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 12.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9EA56
Analogous#569FEA, #A156EA
Triadic#EA5756, #56EA57
Split complementary#EAA156, #9FEA56
Tetradic#EA569F, #E9EA56, #56EAA1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DEDEFB
Lighter +20%#B1B1F5
Lighter +10%#8483F0
Darker −10%#2A29E4
Darker −20%#1918C2
Darker −30%#131295
Darker −40%#0D0D67
More saturated +25%#4241FF
Less saturated −25%#6E6ED2

Channel breakdown

R87
G86
B234
Red87 (34.1%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue240.41°
Saturation (HSL)77.89%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 57 · G 56 · B EA

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