Recognised as Colour

#5A27FC

#5A27FC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#5A27FC is a blue with RGB values 90, 39, 252 and HSL 254°, 97%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#5A27FC#5A27FC

HEX#5A27FC

RGBrgb(90, 39, 252)

RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.1529, 0.9882

RGB percentages35.3%, 15.3%, 98.8%

HSLhsl(254.4, 97.3%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(254.4, 84.5%, 98.8%)

CMYK64.3%, 84.5%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,908,476

CSS custom property--colour: #5A27FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10653WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.71:1

Contrast with white6.71:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#414141

Inverted#A5D803

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0063FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38 from the original

Deuteranopia#0054F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original

Tritanopia#006E97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 105.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 15.3 Blue · ΔE 16.1 Blue violet · ΔE 20.6 Dark violet · ΔE 24.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 35.8 Dark blue · ΔE 41.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 15.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C9FC27

Analogous#275EFC, #C527FC

Triadic#FC5A27, #27FC5A

Split complementary#FCC527, #5EFC27

Tetradic#FC275E, #C9FC27, #27FCC5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4F0FF

Lighter +30%#CDBEFE

Lighter +20%#A78CFD

Lighter +10%#8059FD

Darker −10%#3B03ED

Darker −20%#2F03BA

Darker −30%#220288

Darker −40%#150156

More saturated +25%#5824FF

Less saturated −25%#6842E1

Channel breakdown

R90

G39

B252

Red90 (35.3%)

Green39 (15.3%)

Blue252 (98.8%)

Hue254.37°

Saturation (HSL)97.26%

Lightness57.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5A · G 27 · B FC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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