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Recognised as Colour

#5A4AED

  • #5A4AED
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#5A4AED is a blue with RGB values 90, 74, 237 and HSL 246°, 82%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#5A4AED#5A4AED
HEX#5A4AED
RGBrgb(90, 74, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.2902, 0.9294
RGB percentages35.3%, 29%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(245.9, 81.9%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.9, 68.8%, 92.9%)
CMYK62%, 68.8%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,917,421
CSS custom property--colour: #5A4AED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13186WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.77:1
Contrast with white5.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#A5B512

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006CF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#005FEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original
Tritanopia#007696no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 87.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 18.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.4Dark orchid · ΔE 23.5Dark violet · ΔE 26.1Medium blue · ΔE 26.2Slate blue · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 18.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDED4A
Analogous#4A8CED, #AC4AED
Triadic#ED5A4A, #4AED5A
Split complementary#EDAC4A, #8CED4A
Tetradic#ED4A8B, #DDED4A, #4AEDAC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D9D5FB
Lighter +20%#AFA7F6
Lighter +10%#8478F2
Darker −10%#301CE8
Darker −20%#2413BE
Darker −30%#1B0E90
Darker −40%#120A61
More saturated +25%#4C38FF
Less saturated −25%#6E63D4

Channel breakdown

R90
G74
B237
Red90 (35.3%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue245.89°
Saturation (HSL)81.91%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5A · G 4A · B ED

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