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Recognised as Colour

#5843DE

  • #5843DE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#5843DE is a blue with RGB values 88, 67, 222 and HSL 248°, 70%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#5843DE#5843DE
HEX#5843DE
RGBrgb(88, 67, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.3451, 0.2627, 0.8706
RGB percentages34.5%, 26.3%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(248.1, 70.1%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.1, 69.8%, 87.1%)
CMYK60.4%, 69.8%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,784,542
CSS custom property--colour: #5843DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11363WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.42:1
Contrast with white6.42:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#A7BC21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0064E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0059DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Tritanopia#006D8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 83.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 18.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 19Dark orchid · ΔE 21.3Slate blue · ΔE 24.3Dark violet · ΔE 25.7Dark blue · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 18.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9DE43
Analogous#437CDE, #A643DE
Triadic#DE5843, #43DE58
Split complementary#DEA543, #7BDE43
Tetradic#DE437B, #C9DE43, #43DEA5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2F1FC
Lighter +30%#CCC5F5
Lighter +20%#A59AED
Lighter +10%#7F6EE6
Darker −10%#3A24CA
Darker −20%#2E1C9F
Darker −30%#211474
Darker −40%#150D48
More saturated +25%#4427FA
Less saturated −25%#6C5FC2

Channel breakdown

R88
G67
B222
Red88 (34.5%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue248.13°
Saturation (HSL)70.14%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 58 · G 43 · B DE

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