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Recognised as Colour

#5A69E7

  • #5A69E7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#5A69E7 is a blue with RGB values 90, 105, 231 and HSL 234°, 75%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#5A69E7#5A69E7
HEX#5A69E7
RGBrgb(90, 105, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.4118, 0.9059
RGB percentages35.3%, 41.2%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(233.6, 74.6%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.6, 61%, 90.6%)
CMYK61%, 54.5%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,925,351
CSS custom property--colour: #5A69E7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18046WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.61:1
Contrast with white4.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#A59618

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#027CEBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0070E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00879Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 6.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 9.3Slate blue · ΔE 9.9Medium purple · ΔE 17.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 6.12, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E7D85A
Analogous#5AAFE7, #925AE7
Triadic#E75A69, #69E75A
Split complementary#E7925A, #AFE75A
Tetradic#E75AAF, #E7D85A, #5AE792

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E0E2FA
Lighter +20%#B3BAF4
Lighter +10%#8791ED
Darker −10%#2D41E1
Darker −20%#1C2DBF
Darker −30%#152393
Darker −40%#0F1866
More saturated +25%#4256FF
Less saturated −25%#727CCF

Channel breakdown

R90
G105
B231
Red90 (35.3%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue233.62°
Saturation (HSL)74.6%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5A · G 69 · B E7

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