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Recognised as Colour

#5A44A1

  • #5A44A1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5A44A1 is a blue with RGB values 90, 68, 161 and HSL 254°, 41%, 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 Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5A44A1#5A44A1
HEX#5A44A1
RGBrgb(90, 68, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.2667, 0.6314
RGB percentages35.3%, 26.7%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(254.2, 40.6%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.2, 57.8%, 63.1%)
CMYK44.1%, 57.8%, 0%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,915,809
CSS custom property--colour: #5A44A1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08881WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.56:1
Contrast with white7.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#A5BB5E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0B56A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#12529Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Tritanopia#45586Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 9.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 10.6Slate blue · ΔE 14.5Medium purple · ΔE 19.8Midnight blue · ΔE 20Royal blue · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 9.83, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8BA144
Analogous#445CA1, #8944A1
Triadic#A15A44, #44A15A
Split complementary#A18844, #5CA144
Tetradic#A1445C, #8BA144, #44A189

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D0C9E8
Lighter +30%#B1A5D9
Lighter +20%#9281CA
Lighter +10%#735DBB
Darker −10%#46357D
Darker −20%#322659
Darker −30%#1E1735
Darker −40%#0A0712
More saturated +25%#4B27BE
Less saturated −25%#696184

Channel breakdown

R90
G68
B161
Red90 (35.3%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue254.19°
Saturation (HSL)40.61%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5A · G 44 · B A1

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