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Recognised as Colour

#5A43A3

  • #5A43A3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#5A43A3 is a blue with RGB values 90, 67, 163 and HSL 254°, 42%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#5A43A3#5A43A3
HEX#5A43A3
RGBrgb(90, 67, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.2627, 0.6392
RGB percentages35.3%, 26.3%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(254.4, 41.7%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.4, 58.9%, 63.9%)
CMYK44.8%, 58.9%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,915,555
CSS custom property--colour: #5A43A3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08832WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.59:1
Contrast with white7.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#A5BC5C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0056A6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0852A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Tritanopia#44586Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 9.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 11.4Slate blue · ΔE 13.4Medium purple · ΔE 19.6Midnight blue · ΔE 19.9Royal blue · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 9.6, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8CA343
Analogous#435CA3, #8A43A3
Triadic#A35A43, #43A35A
Split complementary#A38A43, #5CA343
Tetradic#A3435C, #8CA343, #43A38A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D1C9E9
Lighter +30%#B2A5DA
Lighter +20%#9381CB
Lighter +10%#745DBC
Darker −10%#46347F
Darker −20%#32255B
Darker −30%#1E1637
Darker −40%#0A0812
More saturated +25%#4B26C0
Less saturated −25%#696086

Channel breakdown

R90
G67
B163
Red90 (35.3%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue254.37°
Saturation (HSL)41.74%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5A · G 43 · B A3

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