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Colour

#5A6CFF

  • #5A6CFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#5A6CFF is a blue with RGB values 90, 108, 255 and HSL 233°, 100%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#5A6CFF#5A6CFF
HEX#5A6CFF
RGBrgb(90, 108, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.4235, 1
RGB percentages35.3%, 42.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(233.5, 100%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.5, 64.7%, 100%)
CMYK64.7%, 57.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,926,143
CSS custom property--colour: #5A6CFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20119WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.02:1
Contrast with white4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.02:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#A59300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0083FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0075FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Tritanopia#0090ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 79.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 10.3Royal blue · ΔE 16.1Slate blue · ΔE 18.8Medium purple · ΔE 25.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 31.5Dark orchid · ΔE 32.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 10.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFED5A
Analogous#5ABEFF, #9B5AFF
Triadic#FF5A6C, #6CFF5A
Split complementary#FF9B5A, #BEFF5A
Tetradic#FF5ABE, #FFED5A, #5AFF9B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3F4FF
Lighter +20%#C0C7FF
Lighter +10%#8D99FF
Darker −10%#273FFF
Darker −20%#001BF3
Darker −30%#0015C0
Darker −40%#000F8D
More saturated +25%#5A6CFF
Less saturated −25%#6F7CEA

Channel breakdown

R90
G108
B255
Red90 (35.3%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue233.45°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5A · G 6C · B FF

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