Recognised as Colour

#5B27FF

#5B27FF
Blue
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Nearest: Blue

#5B27FF is a blue with RGB values 91, 39, 255 and HSL 254°, 100%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#5B27FF#5B27FF

HEX#5B27FF

RGBrgb(91, 39, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.1529, 1

RGB percentages35.7%, 15.3%, 100%

HSLhsl(254.4, 100%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(254.4, 84.7%, 100%)

CMYK64.3%, 84.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,974,015

CSS custom property--colour: #5B27FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10895WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.61:1

Contrast with white6.61:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#424242

Inverted#A4D800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0064FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0055FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.4 from the original

Tritanopia#006F99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 106.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 15.2 Medium blue · ΔE 16.2 Blue violet · ΔE 21.6 Dark violet · ΔE 25.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 36.9 Dark blue · ΔE 43.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 15.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CBFF27

Analogous#275FFF, #C727FF

Triadic#FF5B27, #27FF5B

Split complementary#FFC727, #5FFF27

Tetradic#FF275F, #CBFF27, #27FFC7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F6F3FF

Lighter +30%#CFC0FF

Lighter +20%#A88DFF

Lighter +10%#825AFF

Darker −10%#3B00F3

Darker −20%#2E00C0

Darker −30%#22008D

Darker −40%#16005A

More saturated +25%#5B27FF

Less saturated −25%#6942E4

Channel breakdown

R91

G39

B255

Red91 (35.7%)

Green39 (15.3%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue254.44°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness57.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5B · G 27 · B FF

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