Recognised as Colour

#5A3ECD

#5A3ECD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#5A3ECD is a blue with RGB values 90, 62, 205 and HSL 252°, 59%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#5A3ECD

RGBrgb(90, 62, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.2431, 0.8039

RGB percentages35.3%, 24.3%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(251.7, 58.8%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(251.7, 69.8%, 80.4%)

CMYK56.1%, 69.8%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,914,317

CSS custom property--colour: #5A3ECD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10027WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness97.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.99:1

Contrast with white6.99:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E

Inverted#A5C132

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005DD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#0055CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original

Tritanopia#216481no 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 text6.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 17 Slate blue · ΔE 19.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 19.5 Blue violet · ΔE 21.6 Dark blue · ΔE 23.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 17.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B1CD3E

Analogous#3E6ACD, #A23ECD

Triadic#CD5A3E, #3ECD5A

Split complementary#CDA13E, #6ACD3E

Tetradic#CD3E6A, #B1CD3E, #3ECDA1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E5E0F7

Lighter +30%#C2B8EC

Lighter +20%#9F8FE2

Lighter +10%#7D67D7

Darker −10%#452CAC

Darker −20%#352283

Darker −30%#25175B

Darker −40%#140D32

More saturated +25%#4820EB

Less saturated −25%#6C5CAF

Channel breakdown

R90

G62

B205

Red90 (35.3%)

Green62 (24.3%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue251.75°

Saturation (HSL)58.85%

Lightness52.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5A · G 3E · B CD

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Colour values

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Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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