Colour

#5872FF

#5872FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#5872FF is a blue with RGB values 88, 114, 255 and HSL 231°, 100%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#5872FF#5872FF

HEX#5872FF

RGBrgb(88, 114, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.3451, 0.4471, 1

RGB percentages34.5%, 44.7%, 100%

HSLhsl(230.7, 100%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(230.7, 65.5%, 100%)

CMYK65.5%, 55.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,796,607

CSS custom property--colour: #5872FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21329WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.27:1

Contrast with white3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.27:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#777777

Inverted#A78D00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0087FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0078FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original

Tritanopia#0094AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 10.3 Royal blue · ΔE 12.5 Slate blue · ΔE 17.4 Medium purple · ΔE 23.2 Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.9 Rebecca purple · ΔE 34.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 10.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFE558

Analogous#58C5FF, #9258FF

Triadic#FF5872, #72FF58

Split complementary#FF9258, #C5FF58

Tetradic#FF58C6, #FFE558, #58FF92

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F1F3FF

Lighter +20%#BEC8FF

Lighter +10%#8B9DFF

Darker −10%#2547FF

Darker −20%#0026F1

Darker −30%#001EBE

Darker −40%#00168B

More saturated +25%#5872FF

Less saturated −25%#6D80EA

Channel breakdown

R88

G114

B255

Red88 (34.5%)

Green114 (44.7%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue230.66°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness67.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 58 · G 72 · B FF

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