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Recognised as Colour

#5842F6

  • #5842F6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#5842F6 is a blue with RGB values 88, 66, 246 and HSL 247°, 91%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

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HEX#5842F6
RGBrgb(88, 66, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.3451, 0.2588, 0.9647
RGB percentages34.5%, 25.9%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(247.3, 90.9%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.3, 73.2%, 96.5%)
CMYK64.2%, 73.2%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,784,310
CSS custom property--colour: #5842F6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12625WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.96:1
Contrast with white5.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#A7BD09

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006AFBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#005CF3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Tritanopia#007599no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 94.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.52:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 15.8Medium blue · ΔE 19.8Dark violet · ΔE 23.7Dark orchid · ΔE 26.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.2Blue · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 15.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0F642
Analogous#4286F6, #B242F6
Triadic#F65842, #42F658
Split complementary#F6B242, #86F642
Tetradic#F64286, #E0F642, #42F6B2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D9D4FD
Lighter +20%#AEA3FB
Lighter +10%#8373F8
Darker −10%#2D11F4
Darker −20%#210AC8
Darker −30%#190798
Darker −40%#110567
More saturated +25%#5139FF
Less saturated −25%#6B5BDD

Channel breakdown

R88
G66
B246
Red88 (34.5%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue247.33°
Saturation (HSL)90.91%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 58 · G 42 · B F6

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