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Recognised as Colour

#5A68BF

  • #5A68BF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5A68BF is a blue with RGB values 90, 104, 191 and HSL 232°, 44%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5A68BF#5A68BF
HEX#5A68BF
RGBrgb(90, 104, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.4078, 0.749
RGB percentages35.3%, 40.8%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(231.7, 44.1%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.7, 52.9%, 74.9%)
CMYK52.9%, 45.5%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,925,055
CSS custom property--colour: #5A68BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15836WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.04:1
Contrast with white5.04:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#A59740

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4273C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#376BBDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Tritanopia#2B7B8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.4Royal blue · ΔE 19Medium purple · ΔE 19.2Slate blue · ΔE 19.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BFB15A
Analogous#5A9BBF, #7F5ABF
Triadic#BF5A68, #68BF5A
Split complementary#BF7F5A, #9ABF5A
Tetradic#BF5A9A, #BFB15A, #5ABF7F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDEFF8
Lighter +30%#C8CDEA
Lighter +20%#A3ABDC
Lighter +10%#7F8ACD
Darker −10%#404EA6
Darker −20%#323D81
Darker −30%#242C5C
Darker −40%#161A37
More saturated +25%#3D53DC
Less saturated −25%#777DA2

Channel breakdown

R90
G104
B191
Red90 (35.3%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue231.68°
Saturation (HSL)44.1%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5A · G 68 · B BF

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