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Recognised as Colour

#5A3BE3

  • #5A3BE3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#5A3BE3 is a blue with RGB values 90, 59, 227 and HSL 251°, 75%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#5A3BE3#5A3BE3
HEX#5A3BE3
RGBrgb(90, 59, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.2314, 0.8902
RGB percentages35.3%, 23.1%, 89%
HSLhsl(251.1, 75%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.1, 74%, 89%)
CMYK60.4%, 74%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,913,571
CSS custom property--colour: #5A3BE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10848WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.63:1
Contrast with white6.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#A5C41C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0062E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0057E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Tritanopia#006B8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 89.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 14.1Medium blue · ΔE 20.8Dark violet · ΔE 21.6Dark orchid · ΔE 22Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.4Dark blue · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 14.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C4E33B
Analogous#3B70E3, #AE3BE3
Triadic#E35A3B, #3BE35A
Split complementary#E3AE3B, #70E33B
Tetradic#E33B70, #C4E33B, #3BE3AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0EEFC
Lighter +30%#CBC1F6
Lighter +20%#A594F0
Lighter +10%#8068E9
Darker −10%#3E1DCE
Darker −20%#3017A1
Darker −30%#231174
Darker −40%#160A48
More saturated +25%#481FFF
Less saturated −25%#6C57C7

Channel breakdown

R90
G59
B227
Red90 (35.3%)
Green59 (23.1%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue251.07°
Saturation (HSL)75%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5A · G 3B · B E3

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