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Recognised as Colour

#5B2DF5

  • #5B2DF5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#5B2DF5 is a blue with RGB values 91, 45, 245 and HSL 254°, 91%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#5B2DF5#5B2DF5
HEX#5B2DF5
RGBrgb(91, 45, 245)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.1765, 0.9608
RGB percentages35.7%, 17.6%, 96.1%
HSLhsl(253.8, 90.9%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.8, 81.6%, 96.1%)
CMYK62.9%, 81.6%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,975,541
CSS custom property--colour: #5B2DF5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10693WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.69:1
Contrast with white6.69:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#A4D20A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0062FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0055F2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Tritanopia#006C94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 100.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 14.2Blue violet · ΔE 16.5Blue · ΔE 21.2Dark violet · ΔE 22Dark orchid · ΔE 31.2Dark blue · ΔE 37.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 14.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C7F52D
Analogous#2D63F5, #BF2DF5
Triadic#F55B2D, #2DF55B
Split complementary#F5BF2D, #63F52D
Tetradic#F52D63, #C7F52D, #2DF5BF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3F0FE
Lighter +30%#CDBFFC
Lighter +20%#A78EFA
Lighter +10%#815EF7
Darker −10%#3D0BE4
Darker −20%#3009B3
Darker −30%#230683
Darker −40%#160452
More saturated +25%#5623FF
Less saturated −25%#6A49DA

Channel breakdown

R91
G45
B245
Red91 (35.7%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue245 (96.1%)
Hue253.8°
Saturation (HSL)90.91%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5B · G 2D · B F5

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