Recognised as Colour

#5848CB

#5848CB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate blue

#5848CB is a blue with RGB values 88, 72, 203 and HSL 247°, 56%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#5848CB#5848CB

HEX#5848CB

RGBrgb(88, 72, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.3451, 0.2824, 0.7961

RGB percentages34.5%, 28.2%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(247.3, 55.7%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(247.3, 64.5%, 79.6%)

CMYK56.7%, 64.5%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,785,803

CSS custom property--colour: #5848CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11021WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness100.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.55:1

Contrast with white6.55:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#555555

Inverted#A7B734

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0062CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original

Deuteranopia#0059C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original

Tritanopia#1B6983no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 12 Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.7 Royal blue · ΔE 18.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 20 Medium purple · ΔE 22.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 23.6

Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 11.98, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BBCB48

Analogous#4879CB, #9A48CB

Triadic#CB5848, #48CB58

Split complementary#CB9A48, #79CB48

Tetradic#CB4879, #BBCB48, #48CB9A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E9E7F8

Lighter +30%#C5BFED

Lighter +20%#A097E2

Lighter +10%#7C70D6

Darker −10%#4132AE

Darker −20%#322687

Darker −30%#231B5F

Darker −40%#151037

More saturated +25%#422BE8

Less saturated −25%#6E65AE

Channel breakdown

R88

G72

B203

Red88 (34.5%)

Green72 (28.2%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue247.33°

Saturation (HSL)55.74%

Lightness53.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 58 · G 48 · B CB

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