Recognised as Colour

#5831FF

#5831FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#5831FF is a blue with RGB values 88, 49, 255 and HSL 251°, 100%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#5831FF#5831FF

HEX#5831FF

RGBrgb(88, 49, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.3451, 0.1922, 1

RGB percentages34.5%, 19.2%, 100%

HSLhsl(251.4, 100%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(251.4, 80.8%, 100%)

CMYK65.5%, 80.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,779,967

CSS custom property--colour: #5831FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11491WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.37:1

Contrast with white6.37:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#A7CE00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0067FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#0057FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00729Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 103.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 15.8 Blue · ΔE 18.7 Blue violet · ΔE 19.6 Dark violet · ΔE 24.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 34.6 Dark blue · ΔE 40.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 15.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D8FF31

Analogous#3171FF, #BF31FF

Triadic#FF5831, #31FF58

Split complementary#FFBF31, #71FF31

Tetradic#FF3171, #D8FF31, #31FFBF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDFDFF

Lighter +30%#D4CAFF

Lighter +20%#AB97FF

Lighter +10%#8164FF

Darker −10%#3000FD

Darker −20%#2600CA

Darker −30%#1D0097

Darker −40%#130064

More saturated +25%#5831FF

Less saturated −25%#684BE5

Channel breakdown

R88

G49

B255

Red88 (34.5%)

Green49 (19.2%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue251.36°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness59.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 58 · G 31 · B FF

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