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Recognised as Colour

#5A41DF

  • #5A41DF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#5A41DF is a blue with RGB values 90, 65, 223 and HSL 249°, 71%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#5A41DF#5A41DF
HEX#5A41DF
RGBrgb(90, 65, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.2549, 0.8745
RGB percentages35.3%, 25.5%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(249.5, 71.2%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.5, 70.9%, 87.5%)
CMYK59.6%, 70.9%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,915,103
CSS custom property--colour: #5A41DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11282WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.45:1
Contrast with white6.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#A5BE20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0064E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0059DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original
Tritanopia#006C8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 84.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 17.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.4Dark orchid · ΔE 20.9Dark violet · ΔE 24.3Medium blue · ΔE 25.5Slate blue · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 17.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6DF41
Analogous#4177DF, #A941DF
Triadic#DF5A41, #41DF5A
Split complementary#DFA941, #77DF41
Tetradic#DF4177, #C6DF41, #41DFA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2F0FC
Lighter +30%#CCC4F5
Lighter +20%#A698EE
Lighter +10%#806DE6
Darker −10%#3D22CB
Darker −20%#301B9F
Darker −30%#231374
Darker −40%#160C48
More saturated +25%#4725FB
Less saturated −25%#6D5DC3

Channel breakdown

R90
G65
B223
Red90 (35.3%)
Green65 (25.5%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue249.49°
Saturation (HSL)71.17%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5A · G 41 · B DF

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